Voiceless linguolabial plosive
Consonantal sound represented by ⟨t̼⟩ in IPA
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A voiceless linguolabial plosive is a rare consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents it is ⟨t̼⟩ or less commonly ⟨p⟩ (p̼).
Features
Features:
- Its manner of articulation is occlusive, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract. Since the consonant is also oral, with no nasal outlet, it is a plosive.
- Its place of articulation is linguolabial, which means it is articulated with the tongue against the upper lip.
- Its phonation is voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords. In some languages the vocal cords are actively separated, so it is always voiceless; in others the cords are lax, so that it may take on the voicing of adjacent sounds.
- It is an oral consonant, which means that air is not allowed to escape through the nose.
- Its airstream mechanism is pulmonic, which means it is articulated by pushing air only with the intercostal muscles and abdominal muscles, as in most speech sounds.
Occurrence
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Araki[1] | mo haip̈ir̄u | [mo hait̼iru] | 'seven' | |
| Tangoa[2] | p̈ep̈e | [t̼et̼e] | 'butterfly' | |
| pangepange | ⓘ | 'child' | ||
| Umotína | [example needed] | in unpublished data[3] | ||
| Big Nambas | tut’ | [tʊt̼] | 'fire pit' | |