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A bilabial is a sound made using both lips.
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'''Bilabial''' sounds are a narrower class of labial sounds that require the use of both lips. The bilabial sounds of English include [p, b, m]; the bilabial sounds of Gaelic are [p, pʰ, m], represented by the spellings <b, p, m>, respectively. The previous examples are all stops, but bilabial sounds can have other manners of articulation as well.
 
 
*the bilabial sounds of English are [p, b, m]
 
*the bilabial sounds of Gaelic are [p, pʰ, m] represented by the spellings <nowiki><b, p, m></nowiki> respectively.  
 
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
*[[Labial (definition)]]
 
*[[Labial (definition)]]
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*[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*[http://www.paulmeier.com/ipa/charts.html Interactive IPA Charts]
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The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilabial_consonants Wikipedia page on Bilabial Consonants]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilabial_consonants Wikipedia page on Bilabial Consonants]
*[http://www.paulmeier.com/ipa/charts.html Interactive IPA Charts]
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 09:33, 10 November 2020

Bilabial sounds are a narrower class of labial sounds that require the use of both lips. The bilabial sounds of English include [p, b, m]; the bilabial sounds of Gaelic are [p, pʰ, m], represented by the spellings <b, p, m>, respectively. The previous examples are all stops, but bilabial sounds can have other manners of articulation as well.

See Also

External Links

The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!

References

  • Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.