Spectrograms and Audio Samples of Consonants

This page provides sample spectrograms and audio clips for the consonants found in Serer.

Plosives

Labial

The following labial plosives all appear in word-initial position:

• ᵐb

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• p

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• ɓ

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(Note the disruption in the voicing immediately after the release.)

• ƥ

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(Note the distortion in the voicing immediately after the release. While this disruption is less pronounced than that of /ɓ/, it is more noticeable when compared to the lack of disruption or distortion in /p/.)

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