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Labial-palatal consonant
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Labial-palatal consonant

Places of articulation
Labial consonant
Bilabial consonant
Labiodental consonant
Linguolabial consonant
Coronal consonant
Interdental consonant
Dental consonant
Retroflex consonant
Alveolar consonant
Postalveolar consonant
Alveolo-palatal consonant
Dorsal consonant
Palatal consonant
Labial-palatal consonant
Velar consonant
Labial-velar consonant
Uvular consonant
Pharyngeal consonant
Epiglottal consonant
Glottal consonant
Place of articulation
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In phonetics, labial-palatals are consonants with two constrictions in the vocal tract: at the lips, and with the tongue on the palate.

The one labial-palatal consonant identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet is:

IPA Symbol Name Example Meaning
ɥ Labial-palatal approximant French [sɥɛ̃] suint (="grease on sheep's wool")

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