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An example of a language that lacks a phonemic or allophonic velar nasal is Russian, in which /n/ is pronounced as laminal denti-alveolar even before velar consonants. [2] Some languages have the pre-velar nasal, [3] which is articulated slightly more front compared with the place of articulation of the prototypical velar nasal, though not as ...
The voiced alveolar nasal is a type of consonantal sound used in numerous spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents dental, alveolar, and postalveolar nasals is n , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is n. The vast majority of languages have either an alveolar or dental nasal.
The voiced labial–alveolar nasal is a rare consonantal sound found in Yele. It is a [ n ] and [ m ] pronounced simultaneously. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is n͡m .
The voiced alveolar tap or flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents a dental , alveolar , or postalveolar tap or flap is ɾ .
Apart from the voiceless plosive [k], no other velar consonant is particularly common, even the [w] and [ŋ] that occur in English. There can be no phoneme /ɡ/ in a language that lacks voiced stops, like Mandarin Chinese , [ c ] but it is sporadically missing elsewhere.
The voiced labial–velar nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ŋ͡m . The labial–velar nasal is found in West and Central Africa and eastern New Guinea, as well as in certain contexts in Vietnamese.
The voiced palatal nasal is a type of consonant used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ɲ , [ 1 ] a lowercase letter n with a leftward-pointing tail protruding from the bottom of the left stem of the letter.
The voiced alveolar trill is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents dental , alveolar , and postalveolar trills is r , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is r .