| ### Manner of Articulation | ### Manner of Articulation | ||||
| The manner of articulation is described in terms of several distinct feature | |||||
| types. The possible manners of articulation are: | |||||
| | Manner of Articulation | Feature | Symbol | | |||||
| |------------------------|-----------|--------| | |||||
| | nasal | `nas` | | | |||||
| | plosive (stop) | `stp` | | | |||||
| | affricate | `afr` | | | |||||
| | fricative | `frc` | | | |||||
| | tap/flap | `flp` | | | |||||
| | trill | `trl` | | | |||||
| | approximant | `apr` | | | |||||
| | click | `clk` | | | |||||
| | ejective | `ejc` | | | |||||
| | implosive | `imp` | ◌ʼ | | |||||
| | vowel | `vwl` | | | |||||
| The features for these manners of articulation are provided for convenience, | |||||
| and to make it easier to describe the IPA consonants. Internally, the | |||||
| distinct feature types are used. | |||||
| | Feature | Symbol | Name | | |||||
| |-----------|--------|----------------| | |||||
| | `nas` | | nasal | | |||||
| | `stp` | | plosive (stop) | | |||||
| | `afr` | | affricate | | |||||
| | `frc` | | fricative | | |||||
| | `flp` | | tap/flap | | |||||
| | `trl` | | trill | | |||||
| | `apr` | | approximant | | |||||
| | `clk` | | click | | |||||
| | `ejc` | | ejective | | |||||
| | `imp` | ◌ʼ | implosive | | |||||
| | `vwl` | | vowel | | |||||
| The `vwl` phonemes are described using vowel height and backness features, | The `vwl` phonemes are described using vowel height and backness features, | ||||
| while consonants (the other manners of articulation) are described using | while consonants (the other manners of articulation) are described using |