Voiced linguolabial fricative

The voiced linguolabial fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents it is ð̼ or β̺.

Voiced linguolabial fricative
ð̼
β̺

Features

Features:

Occurrence

LanguageWordIPAMeaningNotes
Tangoa[1][ð̼atu]'stone'
Araki ee [ð̼eð̼e]'screwpine'
Big Nambas[2] [ið̼a] 'four'

References

  1. Ladefoged and Maddieson 1996, p. 19.
  2. Fox, G. (1979). "Big Nambas Grammar" (PDF).
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