Labial–alveolar consonants aredoubly articulated consonants that are co-articulated at thelips and the front part of thetongue against thealveolar ridge or the alveolar ridge and the teeth. They are only attested inYele, anunclassified language ofRossel Island,Papua New Guinea.[1][2][3]
Several labial–alveolar consonants are attested in Yele, where the alveolar contact is more preciselydenti-alveolar: avoiceless plosive/t̪͡p/, anasal/n̪͡m/, and prenasalized/ⁿd̪͡b/ (also analyzed as/ⁿt̪͡p/ but phonetically voiced), of which/t̪͡pʲ/ and/ⁿd̪͡bʲ/ may also occur palatalized.[1][2][3]
