bilabial

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But not the voiceless pɑ: (pa). mɑ: (ma): nasal bilabial gə (guh): plosive velar

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  1. adjective Pronounced or articulated with both lips, as the consonants b, p, m, and w.
  2. adjective Relating to both lips.
  3. noun A bilabial sound or consonant.

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  • And Simon's way too tickled with the phrase bilabial fricative.
  • Jane, I went to the Zoo and tried to access or join and got a serious bilabial fricative. —  Think Progress
  • The only distinction relies on the manner of articulation of the bilabial consonant. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Coincidentally in Portuguese the bilabial consonant can also be realized in different ways to produce two different phonemes (ex: pico and bico). —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • The proper name in Middle Persian is actually "Parsi," but this changed some time after the Islamic conquest of Persia to "Farsi" because Arabs don't have the bilabial plosive "P" in their language. —  Think Progress
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/baɪˈleɪbiəl/
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