Palatal consonant facts for kids
A palatal consonant is a consonant that is pronounced with the body (the middle part) of the tongue against the hard palate (which is the middle part of the roof of the mouth). There is only one palatal consonant in English which is which is the sound for "y" in the English word "yes". The most common palatal consonant used in the world is.
Palatal consonant in IPA
These are the palatal consonants in the International Phonetic Alphabet:
| IPA | Description | Example | |||
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| Language | Orthography | IPA | Meaning | ||
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palatal nasal | French | agneau | ' | lamb |
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voiceless palatal plosive | Hungarian | hattyú | ' | swan |
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voiced palatal plosive | Latvian | ģimene | ' | family |
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voiceless palatal fricative | German | nicht | ' | not |
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voiced palatal fricative | Spanish | yema | ' | egg yolk |
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palatal approximant | English | yes | ' | yes |
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palatal lateral approximant | Italian | gli | ' | the (masculine plural) |
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voiced palatal implosive | Swahili | hujambo | ' | hello |
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palatal click | Nǁng | ǂoo | ' | man, male |
See also
In Spanish: Consonante palatal para niños
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