Labialized Velar Consonant

Labialized Velar Consonant

A labialized velar is a velar consonant which is labialized, that is, which has an /w/-like secondary articulation. Common examples are, which are pronounced like a with rounded lips. See for example the labialized voiceless velar plosive . Such sounds occur across Africa, throughout the Americas, in the Caucasus, etc.