Voiced labial–velar approximant

The voiced labial–velar approximant is a consonant sound, used in some spoken languages including English. It is the sound denoted by the letter in the English alphabet. Similarly, the symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is codice_1. In most languages it is the semivocalic counterpart of the close back rounded vowel .
Features.
Features of the voiced labial–velar approximant: