Igbo

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Secondary Articulations: Labialization

Igbo is interesting for having both labialized velars as well as labial-velar double articulations. Another of the many West African language having labial-velar plosives is Ewe; the articulatory details are discussed at length in Ladefoged & Maddieson (2008, pp. 332-343).

ka
("older")
emu WebApp 		akʷa
("bed")
emu WebApp 		ak͡pa
("bag")
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ga
("go")
emu WebApp 		agʷa
("behaviour")
emu WebApp 		ag͡ba
("fame")
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ŋʊ
("drink")
emu WebApp 		ŋʷʊ
("die")
emu WebApp


Audio Source:
Illustrations of the IPA.

References:
Ladefoged, P. / Maddieson, I. (2008): The Sounds of the World's Languages. Malden, MA: Blackwell.