Nasal labial–velar approximant

The nasal labial–velar approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some languages.

The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨w̃⟩, that is, a w with a tilde.

In some languages like Portuguese, they form a second element of nasal diphthongs.

Features of the nasal labial–velar approximant: Symbols to the right in a cell are voiced, to the left are voiceless.

Shaded areas denote articulations judged impossible.