A voiced labialâÂÂvelar plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It is a and pronounced simultaneously and is considered a double articulation. To make this sound, one can say go but with the lips closed as if one were saying Bo; the lips are to be released at the same time as or a fraction of a second after the g of go is pronounced. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is . Its voiceless counterpart is voiceless labialâÂÂvelar plosive, .
A voiced labialâÂÂvelar plosive is commonly found in Niger-Congo languages, e.g. in Igbo (Volta-Congo) in the name [iááboÃÂ] itself; or in Bété (Atlantic-Congo), e.g. in the surname of Laurent Gbagbo , former president of Ivory Coast.
Features of a voiced labialâÂÂvelar stop: