The voiceless labiovelar approximant (traditionally called a voiceless labiovelar fricative) is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is Voiceless labio-velar approximant, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is W .
International Phonetic Alphabet Hwair Egressive Phonological history of wh Labialisation Roundedness Wh (digraph) Oral consonant Airstream mechanism English orthography Central consonant English phonology Speech X-SAMPA Manner of articulation Glottis Phonation Soft palate Place of articulation Lip Turbulence Approximant consonant Scottish English Consonant Velar consonant Tongue Lung Language English language
