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| Voiceless labiodental plosive | |
|---|---|
| p̪ | |
| IPA number | 101 408 |
| Audio sample | |
| Encoding | |
| Entity(decimal) | p̪ |
| Unicode(hex) | U+0070 U+032A |
| X-SAMPA | p_d |
| Braille |    |
Avoiceless labiodental plosive orstop is a consonant sound produced like a [p], but with the lower lip contacting the upper teeth, as in[f]. This can be represented in theIPA as ⟨p̪⟩. A separate symbol not recognized by the IPA that was occasionally seen, especially inBantu linguistics, is theqp ligature⟨ȹ⟩.[1]
A voiceless labiodental plosive is possibly notphonemic in any language, though see the entry onShubi. However, it does occurallophonically. The XiNkuna dialect ofTsonga hasaffricates,[p̪͡f] and[b̪͡v]. German/p͡f/ ranges between[p̪͡f],[p͡f], and[p͡ɸ].
Features of a voiceless labiodental stop:
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greek | σάπφειρος | [ˈsap̪firo̞s̠] | 'sapphire' | SeeModern Greek phonology |
| English | up-front | [ʌp̪ˈfɹʌnt] | 'up-front' | Common allophone of/p/ before the labiodentals/f/ and/v/ (although it is also possible for the labiodentals to shift to bilabial/ɸ/ and/β/, respectively, instead). |
| Slovene | snop vidim | [ˈs̪nɔ̂p̪ˈʋíːd̪ìm] | '(I) see a sheaf' | Allophone of/p/ before/f,ʋ/. SeeSlovene phonology. |
