Voiced labiodental plosive

{{Short description|Consonantal sound represented by ⟨b̪⟩ in IPA}}

{{infobox IPA

|above=Voiced labiodental plosive

|ipa number=102 408

|ipa symbol=b̪

|ipa symbol2=ȸ

|decimal1=98|decimal2=810

|x-sampa=b_d

|kirshenbaum=b[

|braille=b

|braille2=6

|braille3=1456

}}

The voiced labiodental plosive or stop is a consonant sound produced like a {{IPA|[b]}}, but with the lower lip contacting the upper teeth, as in {{IPA|[v]}}. This can be represented in the IPA as {{angbr IPA|b̪}}. A separate symbol that is sometimes seen, especially in Bantu linguistics, but not recognized by the IPA, is the db ligature {{angbr IPA|ȸ}}.

The voiced labiodental plosive is not known to be phonemic in any language. However, it does occur allophonically:

In the Austronesian language Sika, this sound occurs as an allophone of the labiodental flap in careful pronunciation.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}

The XiNkuna dialect of Tsonga has affricates, {{IPA|[p̪͡f]}} (voiceless labiodental affricate) and {{IPA|[b̪͡v]}} (voiced labiodental affricate).