Voiceless labial-velar stop

From FrathWiki
Revision as of 11:08, 24 July 2009 by Tropylium (talk | contribs) (ahgr)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigationJump to search
k͡p
Pulmonic Consonant
IPA: k͡p
X-SAMPA: k_p
Place of Articulation: Labial-velar
Manner of Articulation: Stop
Phonological features: [+consonantal]
[+LABIAL]
[+DORSAL]
  [+high]

The labial-velar stop is rare sound, occuring in some African natlangs, mostly in the Sahel belt. It is a combined k and p, articulated with simultaneous labial and velar closure. Commonly the velar closure is formed and released slighty erlier, hence the transcription /k͡p/ rather than /p͡k/. Its voiced equivalent is ɡ͡b.

It is hypothetized that bilabial clicks may arise from labial-velar stops.


This article is a stub. If you can contribute to its content, feel free to do so.