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In phonetics, a labial click is a click made with the lips, sounding somewhat like a kiss. It is found in only a few languages in the Khoisan group.

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Labial consonantLabials are consonants articulated with both lips bilabial articulation) or with the lower lip and the upper teeth labiodental articulation). English [m] is a bilabial nasal; [p] and [b] are bilabial stops; [f] and [v] are labiodental fricatives. Bilabial	Labial clickIn phonetics, a labial click is a click made with the lips, sounding somewhat like a kiss. It is found in only a few languages in the Khoisan group. See also Linguistics.	LabialisationLabialisation is a secondary articulatory feature of phonemes in a language, most usually used to refer to consonants. Labialisation, simply put, is the usage of the lips as a secondary articulator while the remainder of the oral cavity produces some othe
Labial-palatal approximantThe labial-palatal approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is H. Features of this consonant: Its manner	Labial-velar approximantThe labial-velar approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is w, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is w. It corresponds with English w and Polish	Labial-palatal consonantIn phonetics, labial-palatals are consonants with two constrictions in the vocal tract: at the lips, and with the tongue on the palate. The one labial-palatal consonant identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet is: See also place of articulation L
Labial-velar consonant