Voiced labial–velar nasal | |
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Å‹Í¡m | |
IPA Number | 119 (114) |
Audio sample | |
Encoding | |
Entity (decimal) | ŋ͡m |
Unicode (hex) | U+014B U+0361 U+006D |
X-SAMPA | Nm |
The voiced labial–velar nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨Å‹Í¡m⟩.
The labial–velar nasal is found in West and Central Africa and eastern New Guinea, as well as in certain contexts in Vietnamese. [1] [2]
Features of the voiced labial–velar nasal:
Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
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Dangme [3] | Dangme | [daŋ͡me] | 'Dangme' | ||
Igala [4] | ñmỠ| [ŋ͡mɔ̄] | 'to drink' | Allophone of /m/. See Igala Phonology | |
Vietnamese [5] | đúng | [ɗuŋ͡m] | 'correct' | Allophone of /ŋ/ after /u, o, ɔ/. See Vietnamese phonology | |
Yele | ngmo | [ŋ͡mɔ] | 'breast' | Contrasts voiced labial–alveolar nasal and voiced labial–retroflex nasal. |
Some languages, especially in Vanuatu, combine this labial–velar nasal with a labial–velar approximant release, hence [ŋ͡mʷ].
In the Banks Islands languages which have it, the phoneme /Å‹Í¡mÊ·/ is written ⟨ mÌ„⟩ in local orthographies, using a macron on the corresponding bilabial. In other languages of Vanuatu further south (such as South Efate, or Lenakel), the same segment is spelled ⟨ m̃⟩ with a combining tilde.
Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
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Dorig [6] | m̄sar | [ŋ͡mʷsar] | 'poor' | Realized with an approximant release. | |
Lakon | um̄ä | [uŋ͡mʷæ] | 'house' | ||
Lenakel [7] | noanəm̃ɨk | [noanəŋ͡mʷɨk] | 'egg yolk' | ||
Mwesen [8] | tam̄sar | [taŋ͡mʷsar] | 'person' |
Voiced labial–velar nasal | |
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Å‹Í¡m | |
IPA Number | 119 (114) |
Audio sample | |
Encoding | |
Entity (decimal) | ŋ͡m |
Unicode (hex) | U+014B U+0361 U+006D |
X-SAMPA | Nm |
The voiced labial–velar nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨Å‹Í¡m⟩.
The labial–velar nasal is found in West and Central Africa and eastern New Guinea, as well as in certain contexts in Vietnamese. [1] [2]
Features of the voiced labial–velar nasal:
Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dangme [3] | Dangme | [daŋ͡me] | 'Dangme' | ||
Igala [4] | ñmỠ| [ŋ͡mɔ̄] | 'to drink' | Allophone of /m/. See Igala Phonology | |
Vietnamese [5] | đúng | [ɗuŋ͡m] | 'correct' | Allophone of /ŋ/ after /u, o, ɔ/. See Vietnamese phonology | |
Yele | ngmo | [ŋ͡mɔ] | 'breast' | Contrasts voiced labial–alveolar nasal and voiced labial–retroflex nasal. |
Some languages, especially in Vanuatu, combine this labial–velar nasal with a labial–velar approximant release, hence [ŋ͡mʷ].
In the Banks Islands languages which have it, the phoneme /Å‹Í¡mÊ·/ is written ⟨ mÌ„⟩ in local orthographies, using a macron on the corresponding bilabial. In other languages of Vanuatu further south (such as South Efate, or Lenakel), the same segment is spelled ⟨ m̃⟩ with a combining tilde.
Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dorig [6] | m̄sar | [ŋ͡mʷsar] | 'poor' | Realized with an approximant release. | |
Lakon | um̄ä | [uŋ͡mʷæ] | 'house' | ||
Lenakel [7] | noanəm̃ɨk | [noanəŋ͡mʷɨk] | 'egg yolk' | ||
Mwesen [8] | tam̄sar | [taŋ͡mʷsar] | 'person' |