Voiceless labial–palatal fricative

Voiceless labialized palatal fricative
Voiceless labialized palatal fricative
ɥ̊
ɸ͡ç

The voiceless labial–palatal fricative or approximant is a type of

voiceless approximants

distinct from voiceless fricatives; to them, [ɥ̊] is a voiceless labialized palatal approximant.

Features

Its manner of articulation is fricative, which means it is produced by constricting air flow through a narrow channel at the place of articulation, causing turbulence.

or

Its manner of articulation is approximant, which means it is produced by narrowing the vocal tract at the place of articulation, but not enough to produce a turbulent airstream.
The
bilabial
.
Its phonation is voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords. In some languages the vocal cords are actively separated, so it is always voiceless; in others the cords are lax, so that it may take on the voicing of adjacent sounds.
It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only.
It is a central consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream along the center of the tongue, rather than to the sides.
The
intercostal muscles and abdominal muscles
, as in most sounds.

Language		Word	IPA	Meaning	Notes
Breton			[i ˈɥ̊izin]	'her kitchen'	Described as a fricative, and as a realisation of the sequence /hɥ/.^[4]
Iaai		^{[example needed]}			Described as an approximant. Contrasts with the voiced /ɥ/. Not protruded.^[5]
Kham	Gamale Kham	ह्व़ा	[ɥ̊ɐ]	'monkey'	Described as an approximant. Contrasts with the voiced /ɥ/.^[6]

^ Ohala & Solé (2010), p. 43.
^ Patricia Ashby (2013) Speech Sounds. Routledge. 2nd edition, p. 82, 116
^ ^a ^b Florence Abena Dolphyne (1988) The Akan (Twi-Fante) Language: Its Sound Systems and Tonal Structure, p.44
^ Humpfreys (1971).
^ Maddieson & Anderson (1994), p. 176.
^ Wilde (2016).