Velar consonant
consonants articulated with the back part of the tongue
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A velar consonant is a consonant that is pronounced with the back part of the tongue against the soft palate, also known as the velum, which is the back part of the roof of the mouth. Velar consonants in English are [k], [g] and [ŋ]. The consonant [k] is the most common in all human languages.
These are the velar consonants in the IPA.
| IPA | Description | Example | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Orthography | IPA | Meaning | ||
|
velar nasal | English | ri ng | [ɹʷɪŋ] | ring |
|
voiceless velar plosive | English | skip | [skɪp] | skip |
|
voiced velar plosive | English | get | [ɡɛt] | get |
|
voiceless velar fricative | German | Bauch | [baʊx] | abdomen |
|
voiced velar fricative | Greek | γάτα | [ɣata] | cat |
|
voiceless labio-velar approximant | English | which | [ʍɪtʃ] | which |
|
velar approximant | Spanish | pagar | [paɰaɾ] | to pay |
|
velar lateral approximant | Mid-Wahgi | aʟaʟe | [aʟaʟe] | dizzy |
|
voiced labio-velar approximant | English | witch | [wɪtʃ] | witch |
| kʼ | velar ejective plosive | Archi | кIан | [kʼan] | bottom |
| ɠ | voiced velar implosive | Sindhi | g̈əro/ڳرو | [ɠəro] | heavy |
