Approximants

Approximants are produced by the vocal organs being brought suffiently together to create an audible modulation of the air stream, but without any friction. In consequence, all approximants have to be voiced to be heard. As they are relatively open, they are also vowel-like, and the vocal organs regularly adopt the position of the following vowel when the approximant is being formed. Click the symbol for a description of the sound, or Next for the next teaching unit.

Group	Bilabial	Labiodental	Dental	Alveolar	Postalveolar	Palatoalveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Approximants		xx	xx			xxx		xx	xx