Approximant Consonant - Voiceless Approximants

Voiceless Approximants

Voiceless approximants are rarely distinguished from voiceless fricatives. Some of them are:

  • voiceless alveolar lateral approximant
  • voiceless palatal approximant
  • voiceless labialized palatal approximant or
  • voiceless labialized velar approximant or
  • voiceless glottal approximant
  • voiceless nasal glottal approximant

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