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Voiceless Labiodental Fricative (Lower-case F) |
fill | leafy | chief |
Instructions:
Point of articulation: upper front teeth
Articulator: lower lip
Manner of Articulation: Fricative: The articulator makes a narrow constriction against the point of articulation, so when the air flow goes through the oral passage, audible frication noise is created.
Voice: voiceless – Vocal folds are apart and are not vibrating.