Labial–retroflex consonant

Labial–retroflex consonants are doubly articulated consonants that are co-articulated at the lips and with the front part or underside of the tongue against the palate. They are only attested in Yélî Dnye, an unclassified language of Rossel Island, Papua New Guinea.

Types

Several labial–retroflex consonants are attested in Yélî Dnye, an unclassified language of Rossel Island, Papua New Guinea. These include a voiceless plosive, an allophonic voiced plosive, a nasal, prenasalized, and postnasalized, all or most of which may also occur palatalized: and possibly and. Yélî Dnye is unique in having this series of consonants.