What is a double stop?

Definition
	A double stop consists of simultaneous labial and velar articulation.

Examples
	There are voiceless, voiced, and prenasalized double stops:
	Voiceless: /kp/ Voiced: /gb/ Prenasalized: /Nmgb/ and /Nmkp/
	These occur routinely in African languages.

Concept module: double stop
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): D
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
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