Labialized palatal approximant
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| Labial-palatal approximant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ɥ | |||
| jʷ | |||
| IPA number | 171 | ||
| Encoding | |||
| Entity (decimal) |
ɥ | ||
| Unicode (hex) | U+0265 | ||
| X-SAMPA |
H | ||
| Kirshenbaum |
j<rnd> | ||
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| Sound | |||
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The labialized palatal approximant, also called the labial–palatal or labio-palatal approximant, is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It has two constrictions in the vocal tract: with the tongue on the palate, and rounded at the lips. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ɥ⟩, a rotated lowercase letter ⟨h⟩, or occasionally ⟨jʷ⟩, since it is a labialized [j]. It is the semivocalic counterpart of the close front rounded vowel [y].
Features
Features of the labial-palatal approximant:
- Its manner of articulation is approximant, which means it is produced by narrowing the vocal tract at the place of articulation, but not enough to produce a turbulent airstream.
- Its place of articulation is called labio-palatal, which means it is labialized palatal, accomplished by raising the body of the tongue toward the palate while rounding the lips.
- Its phonation is voiced, which means the vocal cords vibrate during the articulation.
- It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only.
- It is a central consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream along the center of the tongue, rather than to the sides.
- The airstream mechanism is pulmonic, which means it is articulated by pushing air solely with the lungs and diaphragm, as in most sounds.
Occurrence
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abkhaz | ауаҩы | [awaˈɥə] | 'human' | See Abkhaz phonology | |
| Chinese | Mandarin | 月 yuè | [ɥœ˥˩] | 'moon' | See Mandarin phonology |
| Korean | 귀 gwi | [kɥi] | 'ear' | See Korean phonology | |
| French | nuit |  [nɥi] (help·info) | 'night' | See French phonology | |
| Swedish | yla | [ˈyː(ɥ)la] | 'howl' | Occurrence varies with dialect. See Swedish phonology | |
See also
References
- Ladefoged, Peter; Maddieson, Ian (1996). The Sounds of the World's Languages. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 0-631-19814-8.
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