| Ipa Number: | 110 (102) |
| Ipa Symbol: | ɡ͡b |
| Decimal1: | 609 |
| Decimal2: | 865 |
| Decimal3: | 98 |
The voiced labial–velar plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It is a pronounced as /[ɡ]/ and pronounced as /[b]/ pronounced simultaneously and is considered a double articulation. To make this sound, one can say go but with the lips closed as if one were saying Bo; the lips are to be released at the same time as or a fraction of a second after the g of go is pronounced. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is (IPA|ɡ͡b). Its voiceless counterpart is voiceless labial–velar plosive, pronounced as /[k͡p]/.
The voiced labial–velar plosive is commonly found in Niger-Congo languages, e.g. in Igbo (Volta-Congo) in the name [iɡ͡boː] itself; or in Bété (Atlantic-Congo), e.g. in the surname of Laurent Gbagbo pronounced as /[ɡ͡baɡ͡bo]/, former president of Ivory Coast.
Features of the voiced labial–velar stop:
| Language | Word | Meaning | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyula | gba | pronounced as /[ɡ͡bɑ]/ | 'bench' | ||
| Ega | pronounced as /[ɡ͡bá]/ | 'finish' | |||
| Ewe | Ewe: Èʋe'''gb'''e | pronounced as /[èβeɡ͡be]/ | 'Ewe language' | ||
| Igbo | Ewe: I'''gb'''o | pronounced as /[iɡ͡boː]/ | 'Igbo' | ||
| Kalabari | ágbá | pronounced as /[áɡ͡bá]/ | 'paint' | ||
| Kissi | gbɛŋgbo | pronounced as /[ɡ͡bɛŋɡ͡bɔ]/ | 'stool' | ||
| Mono (Ubangian)[1] | gba | pronounced as /[ɡ͡ba]/ | 'moisten' | ||
| Nigerian Pidgin | Phonemic. Found in substrate words and later loanwords from native Nigerian languages. See Languages of Nigeria. | ||||
| kʌgbara | pronounced as /[kʌɡ͡bara]/ | 'coconut' | |||
| Tyap | a̠mgba̠m | pronounced as /[əmɡ͡bəm]/ | 'all' | ||
| Volow | nleq̄evēn | pronounced as /[n.lɛᵑᵐɡ͡bʷɛβɪn]/ | 'woman' | with labiovelar release | |
| gbogbo | pronounced as /[ɡ͡boɡ͡bo]/ | 'all' | |||
pronounced as /navigation/