pʼ Bilabial

/pʼ/ Bilabial ejective (Lower-case P with Apostrophe)

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Instructions:

Articulator: Lower lip
Point of Articulation: Upper lip
Manner: Ejective – 1) Make a closure between the articulator and the point of articulation. Approximately simultaneously, close the glottis (i.e., make a glottal stop). 2) Raise your larynx. 3) Lower the articulator, which will release air outward. 4) Release the glottal closure.
Voice: Voiceless

Occurrence:
Adyghe, Armenian (Yerevan dialect), Chechen, Ethiopian Semitic languages, Georgian, Hadza, Haida, Kabardian, Kwak’wala, Nez Perce, Quechua, Ubykh
(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilabial_ejective#Occurrence)