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 , that is, a w with a tilde. The equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is w~. The nasal approximants  and  may also be called nasal glides. In some languages like Portuguese, they form a second element of nasal diphthongs. Features
Features of the nasal labial–velar approximant:

Occurrence

See also
 Palatal nasal
 Nasal palatal approximant
 Labiodental nasal, which may be an approximant in the one language in which it is phonemic
 Voiceless nasal glottal approximant
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Nasal consonants
Velar consonants
Central consonants
Bilabial consonants
Pulmonic consonants