Voiced Bilabial Nasal

Here we have information about Voiced Bilabial Nasals. We will define what a Voiced Bilabial Nasal is, show you some examples of words that contain a Voiced Bilabial Nasal, and even provide audio recordings so that you can listen to these examples, solidifying your overall understanding of Voiced Bilabial Nasals.

Voiced means that the vocal folds are vibrating.

Bilabial sounds occur at the very front of your mouth. This means that the sound is produced by putting your lips together. The root “bi” means “two,” (meaning both lips - there are two!) and labial refers to lips. If you break it down like this, it is easier to remember that bilabial essentially just means “two lips.”

Nasal means that the soft palate (velum) is lowered, causing air to come out your nose instead of through your oral cavity like most other sounds.

Below we have listed some examples of words that contain a Voiced Bilabial Nasal. We have also included the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription and the audio recording of each example for your convenience.

Mat = [mæt]

Melt = [mɛlt]

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American English IPA Consonants
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