Velar consonant

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 ,  and .

These are the velar consonants in the IPA.

 IPA Description Example Language Orthography IPA Meaning Image:Xsampa-N2.png voiced velar nasal English  ng  ring Image:Xsampa-k.png voiceless velar plosive  English skip  skip Image:Xsampa-g.png voiced velar plosive English get  get Image:Xsampa-x.png voiceless velar fricative German  Bauch  abdomen Image:Xsampa-G2.png voiced velar fricative Greek γάτα  cat Image:Xsampa-X.png voiceless labio-velar approximant English which  which Image:Xsampa-Mslash.png voiced velar approximant Spanish pagar  to pay Image:Xsampa-Lslash.png voice velar lateral approximant Mid-Wahgi aʟaʟe  dizzy Image:Xsampa-w2.png voiced labio-velar approximant English witch  witch  velar ejective stop Archi кIан  bottom  voiced velar implosive Sindhi g̈əro/ڳرو  heavy
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