Labialized voiced velar approximant

IPA mark	w
IPA number	170
IPA character description	Latin minuscule w
Unicode	U + 0077 (w)
HTML (dec.)	& # 119;
X-SAMPA	w
Kirshenbaum	w
Audio sample ? / i [ wa ʔawa ]

The labialisierte voiced velar approximant is the labialisierte variant of the voiced velar approximant ( [⁠ ɰ ⁠] ) and is considered the "normal" pronunciation of this semi-vowel . Its symbol in the IPA phonetic transcription is [w] .

Phonetic and orthographic realization in different languages:

• English [w]: W, w
  • Examples: W ales [ 'weɪɫz ]
• Polish [w]: Ł, ł
  • Examples: ł ódka [ ˈwutka ]
• French [w]: Various realizations
  • Examples: ou i [ wi ], s o in [ swɛ̃ ], w eek-end [ wikɛnd ]
• Arabic Wāw : و
  • Examples: Watan , Arabic وطن, DMG waṭan

See also

• consonant
• Approximant
• Labiovelar
• Voicing

Pulmonary consonants according to IPA (2005)	bilabial		labio- dental		dental		alveolar		post- alveolar		retroflex		palatal		velar		uvular		phase- ryngal		glottal
	stl.	sth.	stl.	sth.	stl.	sth.	stl.	sth.	stl.	sth.	stl.	sth.	stl.	sth.	stl.	sth.	stl.	sth.	stl.	sth.	stl.	sth.
Plosives	​p​	​b​					​t​	​d​			​ʈ​	​ɖ​	​c​	​ɟ​	​k​	​ɡ​	​q​	​ɢ​			​ʔ​
Nasals		​m​		​ɱ​				​n​				​ɳ​		​ɲ​		​ŋ​		​ɴ​
Vibrants		​ʙ​						​r​										​ʀ​
Taps / flaps				​ⱱ​				​ɾ​				​ɽ​
Fricatives	​ɸ​	​β​	​f​	​v​	​θ​	​ð​	​s​	​z​	​ʃ​	​ʒ​	​ʂ​	​ʐ​	​ç​	​ʝ​	​x​	​ɣ​	​χ​	​ʁ​	​H​	​ʕ​	​H​	​ɦ​
lateral fricatives							​ɬ​	​ɮ​
Approximants				​ʋ​				​ɹ​				​ɻ​		​j​		​w​ ¹
lateral approximants								​l​				​ɭ​		​ʎ​		​ʟ​
¹ The labialised variant [ w ] was inserted here as a voiced velar approximant ( half vowel ) instead of the non-labialised variant [ ɰ ].