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Labio-palatalization

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A labio-palatalized sound is one that is simultaneously labialized and palatalized. The symbol in the IPA for this secondary articulation is [ᶣ]. Such sounds are relatively uncommon, but occur for example in Twi, where the name Twi is pronounced [tɕᶣi].