Labialisation - Types of labialization

In the International Phonetic Alphabet, labio-velarization of consonants is indicated with a raised double-u diacritic, as in kʷ. There are also diacritics, respectively ɔ̹ ɔ̜, to indicate greater or lesser degrees of rounding. These are normally used with vowels, but may occur with consonants. For example, in the Athabaskan language Hupa, voiceless velar fricatives distinguish three degrees of labialization, transcribed either [x x̹ xʷ] or See also:

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Labialisation is the most widespread secondary articulation in the world's languages. It is found in the Northwest Caucasian, Athabaskan, Salishan, and Indo-European language families, among others. American English has three degrees of labialization: Fully rounded /w/ and initial /ɹ/, open-rounded /ʃ ʒ t͡ʃ d͡ʒ/, and unrounded, which in vowels is sometimes called sprea ...

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Labialisation, Labialisation - Where found, Labialisation - Types of labialization, Labialisation - Transcription, Labialisation - Labial assimilaton

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