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Main sound category: Plosives
Sound category: voiceless velar plosive
IPA symbol: kʷ
IPA description: labialized voiceless velar plosive
UPSID symbol: kW
UPSID description: labialized voiceless velar plosive
Occurs in 61 languages
That is in 12.40% of all languages
Occurs in: Amharic Amuzgo Awiya Beja Bella coola Cantonese Chipewyan Cuna Dahalo Dani Diegueno Guambiano Guarani Hadza Haida Hausa Highland chinantec Hopi Huasteco Huave Igbo Iraqw Kam Kawaiisu Konyagi Kpelle Kwoma Lai Lakkia Lue Luiseno Lushootseed Mazahua Mixtec Movima Nahuatl Nambakaengo Ngizim Paya Picuris Quileute Saliba Shuswap Siona Southern nambiquara Sui Taishan Tarascan Tera Ticuna Tlingit Tonkawa Tseshaht Tsimshian Upper chehalis Wantoat Warao Wichita Wiyot Yessan-mayo Yupik