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The labial-velar approximant is a semi-vowel, and can be considered a consonantal version of the vowel [[High back rounded vowel|u]]. | The labial-velar approximant is a semi-vowel, and can be considered a consonantal version of the vowel [[High back rounded vowel|u]]. It's voiceless equivalent is [[Voiceless labial-velar|/ʍ/]] | ||
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| Pulmonic Consonant | |
| IPA: | w |
| X-SAMPA: | w |
| Kirshenbaum: | w |
| Place of Articulation: | Labial-velar |
| Manner of Articulation: | Approximant |
| Phonological features: | [+approximant] [+sonorant] |
The labial-velar approximant is a semi-vowel, and can be considered a consonantal version of the vowel u. It's voiceless equivalent is /ʍ/
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Labial-velar approximants in natlangs
| Voiced | w | win /wɪn/ |
| Unvoiced | (p,t,k)w; (q)u | twin /twɪn/ [tw̥ɪn] |
| Voiced | わ (wa) | 私 /watasi/ |
| Voiced | v | vīdī /wiːdiː/ |
| Voiced | hu, uh | cihuātl /siwaːtɬ/ |
| (c)u, u(c) | cuīca /kwiːka/ |
Labial-velar approximants in conlangs
| Voiced | (w) | (wab) /wab/
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