Voiced bilabial plosive

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The voiced bilabial plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is b, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is b. The voiced bilabial plosive occurs in English, and it is the sound denoted by the letter "b" in boy. Many Indian languages, such as Hindi, have a two-way contrast between aspirated and plain [b].

Features

Features of the voiced bilabial plosive:

Its manner of articulation is plosive or stop, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract.
Its place of articulation is bilabial which means it is articulated with both lips.
Its phonation type is voiced, which means the vocal cords are vibrating during the articulation.
It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth.
It is a central consonant, which means it is produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the middle of the tongue, rather than the sides.
The airstream mechanism is pulmonic egressive, which means it is articulated by pushing air out of the lungs and through the vocal tract, rather than from the glottis or the mouth.

Language	Word	IPA	Meaning	Notes
Arabic	ﻛﺘﺐ	[ˈkɛ̈tɛ̈bɛ̈]	'he wrote'	See Arabic phonology
Chechen	бIaьрг/bjärg	[bʼaɾg]	'eye'
Dutch	boer		'farmer'	See Dutch phonology
English	aback		'aback'	See English phonology
Catalan	blau	[blaw]	'blue' (m.)	See Catalan phonology
Czech	bota		'boot'	See Czech phonology
French	boue		'mud'	See French phonology
Georgian	ბავშვი	[ˈbavʃvi]	'child'
German	Bub		'boy'	See German phonology
Greek	μπόχα		'reek'	See Modern Greek phonology
Hindi	बाल	[bɑl]	'hair'	See Hindi-Urdu phonology
Hungarian	baba		'baby'	See Hungarian phonology
Italian	bile		'rage'	See Italian phonology
Norwegian	bål		'bonfire'	See Norwegian phonology
Pirahã	pibaóí	[pìbàóí]	'parent'
Polish	bas		'bus'	See Polish phonology
Portuguese	bato	[ˈbatu]	'I strike'	See Portuguese phonology
Russian	рыба		'fish'	Contrasts with palatalized form. See Russian phonology
Spanish	invertir	[ĩmbe̞ɾˈtiɾ]	'to invest'	See Spanish phonology
Swedish	bra	[ˈbrɑː]	'good'	See Swedish phonology
Turkish	bulut	[ˈbulut̪]	'cloud'	See Turkish phonology