Manner of Articulation

Manner of Articulation is the action of the place of articulation when pronouncing a consonant. Manner of Articulation is the main feature of consonants that affects their sonority, consonants that the place of articulation makes the sound by itself when pronouncing them are obstruents, while consonants that the place of articulation only adjusts the quality of the sound and the sound is mainly created by the vocal cords are sonorants. In Orish there are 5 phonemic manners of articulation: plosive, fricative, affricate, nasal and approximant.

Classification of Consonants by the Manner of Articulation in Orish

 * Plosives: P, B, T, D, K, G.
 * Fricatives: F, V, S, Z, Ʃ, Ʒ, X, H.
 * Affricates: PF, BV, TS, DZ, TƩ, DƷ.
 * Nasals: M, N.
 * Approximants: L, Y, W.
 * The manner of articulation of the sound of the letter R depends on the accent, it can also be flap or trill.