Bilabial

//baɪˈleɪ.bi.əl//

"Bilabial" in a Sentence (10 examples)

Most languages have bilabial consonants.

Bilabial sounds are harder to learn in some languages.

The patient had bilabial tears from the rapid delivery.

P, B, and M are bilabial consonants.

M, B, and P are bilabial consonants.

A bilabial consonant is articulated with both lips.

M is a bilabial sound because it is formed by the closure of the lips.

When you have a stuffy nose, all your bilabial consonants will sound the same.

Ef was probably a bilabial, not a labiodental spirant, as is also evident from Goth.

"Oh, yes. He talks a lot about phonemes and semantemes and bilabial fricatives. He has a van with recording apparatus in it. He's a good chap."

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