Voiceless labial–palatal fricative

The voiceless labial-palatal fricative is a sound used in some spoken languages. It is not in English.

• The phonation is voiceless. This means that this sound 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.
• The place of articulation (where the sound is produced) is palatal. This means that this sound is produced with the middle or back part of the tongue raised to the hard palate.
• Its secondary articulation is labialised, which means the lips are rounded.
• The manner of articulation (how the sound is produced) is fricative. This means that this sound is produced by constricting air flow through a narrow channel at the place of articulation, to make turbulence.

The voiceless labial-palatal approximant is a sound used in some spoken languages. It is not in English.