Re: p <-> kw

Quoting Robert B Wilson <han_solo55@...>:

> are there any natlangs that show a p > kw sound change (or a b > gw one)?
>  i've noticed that a few people  sometimes pronounce /p/ as [k_w] and
> /kw/ as [p] when speaking english and don't realize that they do it.
Where have you heard this? It seems quite bizarre to me. I've
never heard native English speakers do this at all. The
reverse -- labiovelar stops becoming labial stops -- is quite
well attested (e.g. PIE *gwous --> bo:s in Latin).

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