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Alveolo-palatal consonant
In phonetics, alveolo-palatal are consonants articulated with the tip of the tongue between the alveolar ridge and the palate, but closer to the palate than for postalveolar consonants. Alveolo-palatal consonants can be found in Chinese languages such as Mandarin, Hakka, and Wu, as well as Abkhaz, Polish, Ubykh, Japanese, and Kinnauri. The alveolo-palatal consonants in the International Phonetic Alphabet are:
| IPA | Description | Example | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Orthography | IPA | Meaning | ||
| Voiced alveolo-palatal fricative | Hungarian | zseb | ['ɛb] | |
| Voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative | Mandarin | 小 (xiǎo) | [ɕiɑu˨˩˦] | small |
Note: The table displays only fricatives. Other alveolo-palatal consonants such as stops (ȶ, ȡ), affricates (ʨ, ʥ), nasals (ȵ), and liquids (ȴ) are also possible but less common.
See also
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