Voiced labial–velar plosive | |
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ɡ͡b | |
IPA Number | 110 (102) |
Audio sample | |
Encoding | |
Entity (decimal) | ɡ͡b |
Unicode (hex) | U+0261 U+0361 U+0062 |
The voiced labial–velar plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It is a [ɡ] and [b] pronounced simultaneously. To make this sound, one can say go but with the lips closed as if one were saying Bo; the lips are to be released at the same time as or a fraction of a second after the g of go is pronounced. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ɡ͡b⟩. Its voiceless counterpart is voiceless labial–velar plosive, [k͡p].
The voiced labial–velar plosive is commonly found in Niger-Congo languages, e.g. in Igbo ( Volta-Congo) in the name [iɡ͡boː] itself; or in Bété ( Atlantic-Congo), e.g. in the surname of Laurent Gbagbo [ɡ͡baɡ͡bo], former president of Ivory Coast.
Features of the voiced labial–velar stop:
Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes |
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Dyula | gba | [ɡ͡bɑ] | 'bench' | |
Ega [1] | [ɡ͡bá] | 'finish' | ||
Ewe | Èʋegbe | [èβeɡ͡be] | 'Ewe language' | |
Igbo | Igbo | [iɡ͡boː] | 'Igbo' | |
Kalabari [2] | ágbá | [áɡ͡bá] | 'paint' | |
Kissi | gbɛŋgbo | [ɡ͡bɛŋɡ͡bɔ] | 'stool' | |
Mono ( Ubangian) [3] | gba | [ɡ͡ba] | 'moisten' | |
Nigerian Pidgin [4] | [ example needed] | Phonemic. Found in substrate words and later loanwords from native Nigerian languages. See Languages of Nigeria. | ||
Temne [5] | kʌgbara | [kʌɡ͡bara] | 'coconut' | |
Tyap | a̠mgba̠m | [əmɡ͡bəm] | 'all' | |
Volow [6] | nleq̄evēn | [n.lɛᵑᵐɡ͡bʷɛβɪn] | 'woman' | with labiovelar release |
Yoruba | gbogbo | [ɡ͡boɡ͡bo] | 'all' |