Voiceless linguolabial plosive
| Voiceless linguolabial plosive | |
|---|---|
| t̼ | |
| p | |
| Audio sample | |
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| Encoding | |
| X-SAMPA | t_N or p_N |
A voiceless linguolabial plosive is a rare consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents it is ⟨t̼⟩ or less commonly ⟨p⟩ (p̼).
Features
Features:
- Its manner of articulation is occlusive, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract. Since the consonant is also oral, with no nasal outlet, it is a plosive.
- Its place of articulation is linguolabial, which means it is articulated with the tongue against the upper lip.
- Its phonation is voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords. In some languages the vocal cords are actively separated, so it is always voiceless; in others the cords are lax, so that it may take on the voicing of adjacent sounds.
- It is an oral consonant, which means that air is not allowed to escape through the nose.
- Its airstream mechanism is pulmonic, which means it is articulated by pushing air only with the intercostal muscles and abdominal muscles, as in most speech sounds.
Occurrence
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Araki[1] | mo haip̈ir̄u | [mo hait̼iru] | 'seven' | |
| Tangoa[2] | p̈ep̈e | [t̼et̼e] | 'butterfly' | |
| pangepange | ⓘ | 'child' | ||
| Umotína | in unpublished data[3] | |||
| Big Nambas | tut’ | [tʊt̼] | 'fire pit' | |
References
- ↑ François, Alexandre (2002). Araki: A disappearing language of Vanuatu (PDF). Pacific Linguistics. Vol. 522. Canberra: Australian National University. pp. 14–16. hdl:1885/146137. ISBN 0-85883-493-6.
- ↑ Ladefoged, Peter; Maddieson, Ian (1996). The Sounds of the World's Languages. Oxford: Blackwell. p. 19. ISBN 0-631-19815-6.
- ↑ Martin, Samuel E.; Hockett, Charles F. (October 1956). "A Manual of Phonology". Language. 32 (4): 675. doi:10.2307/411090. JSTOR 411090.
