Classification of Sounds Based on Their Place of Articulation


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A. Bilabials 

                              

[m] voiced bilabial nasal

[m̥] voiceless bilabial nasal

[p] voiceless bilabial plosive(stop)

[b] voiced bilabial plosive

[β] voiced bilabial fricative

[ɸ] voiceless bilabial fricative

[ʙ] voiced bilabial trill

[ɓ] voiced bilabial implosive

[ʘ] bilabial click

[pʼ] voiceless bilabial ejective

 

B. Labiodentals

[ɱ] voiced labiodental nasal

[f] voiceless labiodental fricative

[v]  voiced labiodental fricative

[ʋ] voiced labiodental approximant

[] voiced labiodental flap

 

C. Dentals

[θ] voiceless apico-dental fricative

[ð] voiced apico-dental fricative

 

 D. Alveolars

[n] voiced apico - alveolar nasal

[t] voiceless apico-alveolar plosive

[d] voiced apico-alveolar plosive

[s] voiceless lamino-alveolar fricative

[z] voiced lamino-alveolar fricative

[ʒ] voiced lamino-postalveolar fricative

[ɹ] voiced apico-postalveolar approximant

[ɾ] voiced apico-alveolar tap

[r] voiced apico-alveolar trill

[ɬ] voiceless alveolar lateral fricative

[ɮ] voiced alveolar lateral fricative

[l] voiced apico-alveolar lateral approximant

[ɺ] voiced alveolar lateral flap

[d͡ʒ] voiced postalveolar affricate

[t͡ʃ] voiceless postalveolar affricate

[ɗ ] voiced alveolar implosive

[tʼ ] voiceless alveolar ejective

 

E. Retroflexes

[ɳ] voiced sublamino-prepalatal (retroflex) nasal

[ʈ] voiceless retroflex plosive

[ɖ] voiced retroflex plosive

[ʂ] voiceless retroflex fricative

[ʐ ] voiced retroflex fricative

[ɻ] voiced retroflex approximant

[ɽ] voiced retroflex flap

[ɭ] voiced retroflex lateral approximant

 

F. Palatals

[ɲ] voiced dorso-palatal nasal

[c] voiceless dorso-palatal plosive

[ɟ] voiced dorso-palatal plosive

[ç] voiceless dorso-palatal fricative

[ʝ] voiced dorso-palatal fricative

[ɕ] voiceless lamino-prepalatal fricative

[ʑ] voiced lamino-prepalatal fricative

[j] voiced dorso-palatal semivowel

[ʎ] voiced palatal lateral approximant

[i] voiced dorso-palatal approximant

 

G. Velars

[ŋ] voiced dorso-velar nasal

[k] voicless dorso-velar plosive

[g] voiced dorso-velar plosive

[x] voiceless dorso-velar fricative

[ɣ] voiced dorso-velar fricative

[ɰ] voiced dorso-velar approximant

[ʟ] voiced dorso velar lateral approximant

[ɠ ] voiced velar plosive

[kʼ ] voiceless velar ejective

 

H. Uvulars

[ɴ] voiced uvular nasal

[q] voiceless uvular plosive

[ɢ] voiced uvular plosive

[χ] voiceless uvular fricative

[ʁ] voiced uvular fricative

[ʀ] voiced uvular trill    

[ʀ̥] voiceless uvular trill    

 

 

I. Pharyngeals

[ħ] voiceless pharyngeal fricative

[ʕ] voiced pharyngeal fricative

 

 

J. Epiglottals

[ʡ] epiglottal plosive

[ʜ] voiceless epiglottal fricative

[ʢ] voiced epiglottal fricative



K. Glottals

[ʔ] glottal plosive

[h] voiceless glottal fricative

[ɦ] voiced glottal fricative

 

L. Co-articulations

 

[ɥ] voiced bilabial+palatal semivowel

[u] voiced bilabial+dorso-velar approximant

[w] voiced bilabial+dorso-velar semivowel

[y] voiced bilabial+dorso-palatal approximant

 

 

M. Primary and Secondary Articulations

 

[sˠ] voiceless velarized lamino-alveolar fricative

[kʷ] voiceless labialized dorso-velar plosive

[tʲ] voiceless palatalized apico-alveolar plosive

[dˤ] voiced pharyngealized apico-alveolar plosive

[ũ] voiced nasalized bilabial+ dorso-velar approximant

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