Velar nasal - Features

The 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 ŋ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is N. Velar nasal - Features. Features of the velar nasal: Its manner of articulation is stop, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract. Its place of articulation is velar which means it is articulated ...

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Features of the velar nasal: Its manner of articulation is stop, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract. Its place of articulation is velar which means it is articulated with the back part of the tongue (the dorsum) against the soft palate (the velum). Its phonation type is voiced, which means the vocal cords are vibrating during the articulation. It is a nasal consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the nose. It is a central consonant, which means ...

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The [ŋ] sound is a fairly common sound cross-linguistically. It is unusual in that in many languages it is only permitted in postvocalic positions (after vowels), like in English, Mandarin Chinese, and Korean. However, in other languages it is permitted at the beginnings of syllables, like in the name of the language Ngaju Dayak; Nenets even inserts it in word-initial position. In Cantonese Chinese, not only is it permitted at the beginning of syllables, but it can be a standalone syllable itself. For instance, the surname Ng (sometimes transliterated as Eng) is a common Cantonese surname and is pronounced See also:

Velar nasal, Velar nasal - Features, Velar nasal - Varieties of [ŋ], Velar nasal - In English, Velar nasal - In other languages

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