Other Symbols

ʍ (Voiceless labial-velar fricative)

Lips rounded and forming narrow constriction, causing friction; back of tongue approximates velar region. Voiceless. E.g. Scottish English what.

ʍ Voiceless labial-velar fricative ɕ ʑ Alveolo-palatal fricatives
w Voiced labial-velar approximant ɺ Alveolar lateral flap
ɥ Voiced labial-palatal approximant ɧ Simultaneous ʃ and x
ʜ Voiceless epiglottal fricative k͡p t͜s

Affricates and double articulations can be represented by two symbols joined by a tie bar if necessary.

ʢ Voiced epiglottal fricative
ʡ Epiglottal plosive

Notes

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