A contoid is a sound made with enough closure of the oral cavity to produce audible friction in the mouth.
It has the potential to be analyzed phonemically as a consonant.
Contoids are pronounced with different manners of articulation.
Here is a table showing examples of different manners of articulation for contoids:
Manner of articulation | Examples |
---|---|
Plosive (stops) | [p], [b], [d], [t], [k], [g] |
Nasal | [m], [n], [ø], [N] |
Flap | [R] |
Trill | [r], [{] |
Fricative (sibilant, spirant) | [B], [D], [T], [f], [v], [s], [z], [&u0278;], [h] |
Affricate | [tS], [dZ] |
Lateral | [l] |
Liquid, approximant, semivowel | [&u0279;], [Ó], [j], [w] |