Labialized velar consonant

Not to be confused with Labial–velar consonant.
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A labialized velar or labiovelar is a velar consonant that is labialized, with a /w/-like secondary articulation. Examples are [kʷ, ɡʷ, xʷ, ɣʷ, ŋʷ], which are pronounced like a [k, ɡ, x, ɣ, ŋ], with rounded lips, such as the labialized voiceless velar plosive [kʷ] and labialized voiced velar plosive [ɡʷ], obstruents being common among the sounds that undergo labialization.[1]

  1. ^ Peter Ladefoged; Ian Maddieson (February 1996), The Sounds of the World's Languages, Blackwell Publishing, Wikidata Q98962682