articulation ipa

Bilabial

made by bringing both lips together

Labiodental

lower lip placed against the upper teeth

Interdental

tip of tongue protruding between front teeth

Alveolar

tongue touching just behind front teeth

Postalveolar

tongue blade at back of alveolar ridge

glottal

made at the larynx

Stop

obstructing the air stream

Fricatives

forming a nearly complete obstruction of the vocal tract

Affricates

stop followed by fricative

Nasal

made with the nasal cavity open

Lateral

Made with a side passage around the tongue

Approximant

[j], [ɹ], [w] (voiced velar approximant)

Velar

Tongue near soft part of roof of mouth