Voiceless Labial-Velar Plosive

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The voiceless labial-velar plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is k p. The voiceless labial-velar plosive is found in Vietnamese and various languages in West and Central Africa. In Yoruba it is written with a simple
. In Vanuatu, it is written p . Features of the voiceless labial-velar plosive:Its manner of articulation is plosive or stop, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract.