Voiceless labial–velar plosive
A voiceless labial–velar plosive or stop is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It is a and pronounced simultaneously and is considered a Doubly [articulated consonant|double articulation]. To make this sound, one can say Coe but with the lips closed as if one were saying Poe; the lips are to be released at the same time as or a fraction of a second after the C of Coe. The symbol in the International [Phonetic Alphabet] that represents this sound is.
A voiceless labial–velar plosive is found in Vietnamese and various languages in West and Central Africa. In the orthography of Yoruba in Nigeria it is written with a simple.
Some languages, especially in Papua New Guinea and in Vanuatu, combine this voiceless labial–velar stop with a labial–velar approximant release, hence. Thus Mwotlap has .
In the Banks Islands languages which have it, the phoneme is written in local orthographies.
In other languages of Vanuatu further south, the same segment is spelled.