Voiceless labial–retroflex plosive explained

Above:Voiceless labial–retroflex plosive
Ipa Symbol:ʈ͡p
Ipa Symbol2:ṭ͡p

The voiceless labial–retroflex plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in the Yele language. It is a pronounced as /link/ and pronounced as /link/ pronounced simultaneously. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is pronounced as /⟨ʈ͡p⟩/.Para-IPA (IPA|ṭ͡p) is also seen.

Features

Features of the voiceless labial–retroflex plosive are:

Occurrence

!Language!Dialect!Word!IPA!Meaning!Notes
Yele[1] [[Yele_language#Orthography|'''dp'''udu]] pronounced as /[ʈ͡puɽu]/ 'freshwater eel' Contrasts voiceless labial–alveolar plosive.
[[Yele_language#Orthography|'''dp'''꞉u]] pronounced as /[ʈ͡pũ]/ 'you two'

References

pronounced as /navigation/

Notes and References

  1. Book: Levinson . Stephen C. . A Grammar of Yélî Dnye: The Papuan Language of Rossel Island . 23 May 2022 . De Gruyter . 10.1515/9783110733853 . 978-3-11-073385-3 . 249083265 . 16 January 2023.