Voiceless labial–velar stop
The voiceless labial–velar stop is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It is a and pronounced simultaneously. To make this sound, one can say Coe but with the lips closed as if one were saying Poe; the lips are to be released at the same time as or a fraction of a second after the C of Coe is pronounced. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is.
The voiceless labial–velar stop is found in Vietnamese and various languages in West and Central Africa. In Yoruba it is written with a simple.Features
Features of the voiceless labial–velar stop:Occurrence
Some languages, especially in Papua New Guinea and in Vanuatu, combine this voiceless labial–velar stop with a labial–velar approximant release, hence. Thus Mwotlap has .
In the Banks Islands languages which have it, the phoneme is written in local orthographies.
In other languages of Vanuatu further south, the same segment is spelled.
