Voiced bilabial affricate

Voiced bilabial affricate
b͡β
b͜β

A voiced bilabial affricate ([b͡β] in IPA) is a rare affricate consonant that is initiated as a bilabial stop [b] and released as a voiced bilabial fricative [β]. It has not been reported to occur phonemically in any language.

Features

Features of the voiced bilabial affricate:

Occurrence

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
English Broad Cockney[1] rub [ˈɹ̠ɐˑb͡β] 'rub' Sporadic allophone of /b/.[2] See English phonology
Received Pronunciation[3] Rare allophone of /b/.[3] See English phonology
Scouse[4] [ˈɹ̠ʊˑb͡β] Possible syllable-initial and word-final allophone of /b/.[4] See English phonology
Shipibo[5] ? [ˈb͡βo̽ko̽] 'small intestine' Possible realization of /β/.[5]

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