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Labial-velar consonant

The labialised velar approximant or labial-velar is a consonant articulated both with the velum and with the lips (rounded).

IPA Description Example
Language Orthography IPA Meaning
Image:Xsampa-X.png voiceless labial-velar fricative English which which1
Image:Xsampa-w2.png labial-velar approximant English way [weɪ] way

1In dialects that distinguish between which and witch.

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