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Labial–coronal consonant
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<p>A labial–coronal consonant is a <a href="/facts/Consonant/81X2SGS6">consonant</a> produced with two simultaneous <a href="/facts/Place_of_articulation/exCzaxeF">articulators</a>: with the lips ('labial'; a [<a href="/facts/Voiceless_bilabial_plosive/w4M9Igp6">p</a>], [<a href="/facts/Voiced_bilabial_plosive/6ReC9arR">b</a>], or [<a href="/facts/Voiced_bilabial_nasal/1pd7NK2x">m</a>] sound), and with the tongue (at the teeth or gums, a 'dental' or 'alveolar' [<a href="/facts/Voiceless_alveolar_plosive/1GaDe2Vy">t</a>], [<a href="/facts/Voiced_alveolar_plosive/A6hNvmCp">d</a>] or [<a href="/facts/Voiced_alveolar_nasal/0CEs8314">n</a>] sound, or further back, a 'post-alveolar' or 'retroflex' [<a href="/facts/Voiceless_retroflex_plosive/o2FrLeV9">ʈ</a>], [<a href="/facts/Voiced_retroflex_plosive/SQT2LTNM">ɖ</a>] or [<a href="/facts/Voiced_retroflex_nasal/P7M5mWw6">ɳ</a>] sound). </p><p>Several languages have been claimed to have such sounds, such as <a href="/facts/Margi_language/6d7fobra">Margi</a> and <a href="/facts/Bura_language/79oQWN80">Bura</a> in Nigeria. However, most researchers interpret them as having sequences of labial and coronal consonants, a rather common occurrence in Africa. The <a href="/facts/Y%25C3%25A9l%25C3%25AE_Dnye_language/m0noRNIz">Yélî Dnye language</a> of <a href="/facts/Rossel_Island/vCgpeVu6">Rossel Island</a>, <a href="/facts/Papua_New_Guinea/RLaVlhFC">Papua New Guinea</a>, appears to be unique in having distinct laminal <a href="/facts/Labial%25E2%2580%2593alveolar_consonant/y8HJGuH0">labial–alveolar</a> (i.e. labial–<a href="/facts/Denti-alveolar/RRsdysLW">denti-alveolar</a>) and <a href="/facts/Labial%25E2%2580%2593retroflex_consonant/rseHtk9y">labial–retroflex</a> (i.e. apical to sub-apical labial–postalveolar) places of articulation, as illustrated below. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Stops in Yelî Dnye</th><th colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Bilabial_consonant/q2H5MUAe">Bilabial</a></th><th colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Alveolar_consonant/B6VkW2EX">Alveolar</a></th><th colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Retroflex_consonant/lsBdJD4V">Retroflex</a></th><th colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Velar_consonant/blWClp79">Velar</a></th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Stop_consonant/okC9pztc">Stop</a></th><td>paa</td><td><i>side</i></td><td>t̪aa</td><td><i>knife</i></td><td>ʈoo</td><td><i>tongue</i></td><td>kaa</td><td><i>spear</i></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Prenasalized_stop/TR6JyXvU">Prenasalized stop</a></th><td>mbee</td><td><i>carry</i></td><td>n̪d̪e</td><td><i>food</i></td><td>ɳɖe</td><td><i>firewood</i></td><td>ŋɡaa</td><td><i>tree</i></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Nasal_consonant/m6D3cVhe">Nasal</a></th><td>maa</td><td><i>road</i></td><td>n̪ii</td><td><i>juice</i></td><td>ɳaa</td><td><i>feast</i></td><td>ŋa</td><td><i>lease</i></td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><th>Stops in Yelî Dnye</th><th colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Labial%25E2%2580%2593alveolar_consonant/y8HJGuH0">Labial–alveolar</a></th><th colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Labial%25E2%2580%2593retroflex_consonant/rseHtk9y">Labial–retroflex</a></th><th colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Labial%25E2%2580%2593velar_consonant/YNfbXN0U">Labial–velar</a></th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Stop_consonant/okC9pztc">Stop</a></th><td>t̪͡pənə</td><td><i>lung</i></td><td>ʈ͡pənə</td><td><i>horn</i></td><td>k͡pene</td><td><i>coconut bag</i></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Prenasalized_stop/TR6JyXvU">Prenasalized stop</a></th><td>n͡md̪͡boo</td><td><i>pulp</i></td><td>ɳ͡mɖ͡boo</td><td><i>many</i></td><td>ŋ͡mɡ͡bo</td><td><i>fog</i></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Nasal_consonant/m6D3cVhe">Nasal</a></th><td>n̪͡mo</td><td><i>bird</i></td><td>ɳ͡mo</td><td><i>we</i></td><td>ŋ͡mo</td><td><i>breast</i></td></tr></tbody></table>