List of consonants: Encyclopedia II - List of consonants - Ordered by place of articulation

List of consonants - Ordered by place of articulation

List of consonants - Labial consonants

• bilabial click [ʘ]
• bilabial ejective [pʼ]
• bilabial nasal [m] (man)
• bilabial trill [ʙ]
• bilabial approximant [β̞]
• voiced bilabial fricative [β]
• voiced bilabial implosive [ɓ]
• voiced bilabial plosive [b] (bed)
• voiceless bilabial fricative [ɸ]
• voiceless bilabial plosive [p] (spin)

• labiodental approximant [ʋ]
• labiodental nasal [ɱ] (symphony)
• voiced labiodental fricative [v] (van)
• voiceless labiodental fricative [f] (fan)

List of consonants - Coronal consonants

• dental click [ǀ]
• dental ejective [t̪ʼ]
• dental nasal [n̪]
• voiced dental fricative [ð] (this)
• voiced dental implosive [ɗ̪]
• voiced dental plosive [d̪]
• voiceless dental fricative [θ] (thing)
• voiceless dental plosive [t̪]

• retroflex approximant [ɻ]
• retroflex flap [ɽ]
• retroflex lateral approximant [ɭ]
• retroflex nasal [ɳ]
• voiced retroflex fricative [ʐ]
• voiced retroflex plosive [ɖ]
• voiceless retroflex fricative [ʂ]
• voiceless retroflex plosive [ʈ]

• alveolar approximant [ɹ] (red)
• alveolar ejective [tʼ]
• alveolar ejective fricative [sʼ]
• alveolar flap [ɾ]
• alveolar lateral approximant [l] (lead)
• alveolar lateral flap [ɺ]
• alveolar nasal [n] (none)
• alveolar trill [r]
• lateral alveolar click [ǁ]
• velarized alveolar lateral approximant [ɫ]
• voiced alveolar fricative [z] (zoo)
• voiced alveolar implosive [ɗ]
• voiced alveolar lateral fricative [ɮ]
• voiced alveolar plosive [d] (done)
• voiceless alveolar fricative [s] (son)
• voiceless alveolar lateral fricative [ɬ]
• voiceless alveolar plosive [t] (ton)

• postalveolar click [ǃ]
• voiced postalveolar affricate [dʒ] (jug)
• voiced postalveolar fricative [ʒ] (vision)
• voiceless postalveolar affricate [tʃ] (chip)
• voiceless postalveolar fricative [ʃ] (ship)

• voiced alveolo-palatal fricative [ʑ]
• voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative [ɕ]

List of consonants - Dorsal consonants

• palatal approximant [j] (yes)
• palatal click [ǂ]
• palatal ejective [cʼ]
• palatal lateral approximant [ʎ]
• palatal nasal [ɲ]
• voiced palatal fricative [ʝ]
• voiced palatal implosive [ʄ]
• voiced palatal plosive [ɟ]
• voiceless palatal fricative [ç]
• voiceless palatal plosive [c]

• labial-palatal approximant [ɥ]

• velar approximant [ɰ]
• velar ejective [kʼ]
• velar lateral approximant [ʟ]
• velar nasal [ŋ] (ring)
• voiced velar fricative [ɣ]
• voiced velar implosive [ɠ]
• voiced velar plosive [g] (get)
• voiceless palatal-velar fricative [ɧ]
• voiceless velar fricative [x]
• voiceless velar plosive [k] (kick, cat)

• voiced labial-velar approximant [w] (witch)
• voiceless labial-velar approximant [ʍ] (which)

• uvular ejective [qʼ]
• uvular nasal [ɴ]
• uvular trill [ʀ]
• voiced uvular fricative [ʁ]
• voiced uvular implosive [ʛ]
• voiced uvular plosive [ɢ]
• voiceless uvular fricative [χ]
• voiceless uvular plosive [q]

List of consonants - Radical consonants

• voiced pharyngeal fricative [ʕ]
• voiceless pharyngeal fricative [ħ]

• epiglottal plosive [ʡ]
• voiced epiglottal fricative [ʢ]
• voiceless epiglottal fricative [ʜ]

List of consonants - Glottal consonants

• voiced glottal fricative [ɦ]
• voiceless glottal fricative [h] (hat)
• voiceless glottal plosive [ʔ]

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