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==Labialized labial-velars== Some languages, especially in [[Papua New Guinea]] and in [[Vanuatu]], combine the labial–velar consonants with a [[Labialization|labial–velar approximant release]]: {{IPA|[k͡pʷ]}}, {{IPA|[ŋ͡mʷ]}}. The extinct language [[Volow language|Volow]] had a prenasalised labial-velar stop with [[labialization]] {{IPA|[ᵑ͡ᵐɡ͡bʷ]}}.<ref name="LingTyp">See p.116 of: {{citation |doi=10.1515/lity.2005.9.1.115 |last=François |first=Alexandre |year=2005 |title=A typological overview of Mwotlap, an Oceanic language of Vanuatu |journal=Linguistic Typology |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=115–146 |s2cid=55878308 |url = https://www.academia.edu/1330216 }}.</ref><ref>[https://pangloss.cnrs.fr/corpus/Volow?lang=en&mode=pro&seeMore=true Presentation of the Volow language], by linguist [[Alexandre François|A. François]].</ref> {| class=wikitable |- ! rowspan="2" | IPA ! rowspan="2" | Description ! colspan="4" | Example |- ! Language ! Orthography ! IPA ! Meaning |- ! {{IPA|k͡pʷ}} | [[voiceless labial–velar stop]] <small>with [[labialization]]</small> | [[Dorig language|Dorig]] | r'''q'''a | {{IPA|[rk͡pʷa]}}<ref name="dorig">See pp.429-430 of: {{citation |doi=10.1017/s0952675710000205 |last=François |first=Alexandre |year=2010 |title=Phonotactics and the prestopped velar lateral of Hiw: Resolving the ambiguity of a complex segment |journal=Phonology |volume=27 |issue=3 |pages=393–434 |s2cid=62628417 |url=https://www.academia.edu/848679 }}</ref> | 'woman' |- ! {{IPA|ŋ͡mʷ}} | [[labial-velar nasal]] <small>with labialization</small> | [[Mwesen language|Mwesen]] | ē'''m̄''' | {{IPA|[ɪŋ͡mʷ]}} | 'house' |- ! {{IPA|ᵑ͡ᵐɡ͡bʷ}} | [[prenasalized consonant|prenasalized]] [[voiced labial–velar stop]] <small>with labialization</small> | [[Volow language|Volow]] | n-le'''q̄'''evēn | {{IPA|[nlɛᵑᵐɡ͡bʷɛβɪn]}} | 'woman' |}
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