Voiceless labial-velar fricative
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| k | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pulmonic Consonant | ||
| IPA: | ʍ | |
| X-SAMPA: | k | |
| Place of Articulation: | Velar bilabial | |
| Manner of Articulation: | approximate | |
| Phonological features: | [-consonantal] [-Voice] [+round] |
[-Syllabic] |
This is a devoiced bilabial velar approximate. It's voiced form is /w/.
English
Old English
In Old English it was spelt Hw. An example might be the first line of Beowulf "Hwæt we Gar-Dena...." Other Anglo-Saxon words had this spelling, such as Hwær (where). Hwam (whom), Hwalas (whales), Hwon (who), Hwi (why). etc.
Middle English
This sound had three different spellings in Medieval English, but the most common was "wh." In the earliest days, in such works as "Brut"
