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hum

voiced bilabial nasal sound
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hum

Summary

hum is a vocal sound[1]. hum draws 351 Wikipedia views per month (vocal_sound category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • hum's instance of is recorded as vocal sound[3].
  • hum is a type of melodic percussion instrument[4].
  • hum's said to be the same as is recorded as buzzing[5].
  • hum's said to be the same as is recorded as voiced bilabial nasal[6].

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Designation and Status

hum's instance of is recorded as vocal sound[3].

Why It Matters

hum draws 351 Wikipedia views per month (vocal_sound category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] hum has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] hum is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). hum. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hum-q2922301
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hum-q2922301_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{hum}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hum-q2922301}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → melodic percussion instrument
    Said to be the same as → buzzing, voiced bilabial nasal
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → vocal sound
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987012575095005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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