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Palatal consonant
Palatal consonants are consonants articulated with the middle or back part of the tongue raised against the hard palate (the middle part of the roof of the mouth).
Consonants with other primary articulations may be palatalised, that is, accompanied by the raising of the tongue surface towards the hard palate. For example, English (spelled sh) has such a palatal component, although its primary articulation involves the tip of the tongue and the upper gum (this type of articulation is called palatoalveolar). The palatal consonants identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:
| IPA | Description | Example | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Orthography | IPA | Meaning | ||
| palatal nasal | Spanish | mañana | [maɲan̪a] | morning, tomorrow |
| voiceless palatal plosive | Hungarian | hattyú | [hɒccuː] | swan |
| voiced palatal plosive | Margi | ɟaɗí | [ɟaɗí] | hump of a cow |
| voiceless palatal fricative | German | nicht | [nɪçt] | not |
| voiced palatal fricative | Spanish | yema | [ʝema] | egg yolk |
| palatal approximant | English | yes | [jɛs] | yes |
| lateral palatal approximant | Italian | gli | [ʎi] | the (plural) |
| voiced palatal implosive | ||||
| palatal click | ||||
See also
03-10-2013 05:06:04
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