Alveolar consonant

An alveolar consonant is a consonant with the tongue close to the alveolar ridge, which is the part just behind our teeth. Alveolar consonants that are pronounced with the tip of the tongue, like in English, are called apical consonants while those pronounced using the blade of the tongue which is the flat part of the tongue behind the tip, are called laminal consonants. Alveolar consonants in English are , , , , and . The alveolar consonants , the alveolar nasal, and , the voiceless alveolar plosive, are the most common sounds in human languages. 

 Alveolar consonants in IPA 
The alveolar/coronal consonants identified by the IPA are:

 IPA  Description  Example  Language  Orthography IPA Meaning in English Image:Xsampa-n.png alveolar nasal English run [ɹʷʌn] run Image:Xsampa-t.png voiceless alveolar plosive  English tap [tʰæp] tap Image:Xsampa-d.png voiced alveolar plosive English debt [dɛt] debt Image:Xsampa-s.png voiceless alveolar fricative English suit [sjuːt] suit Image:Xsampa-z.png voiced alveolar fricative English zoo [zuː] zoo Image:Xsampa-ts.png voiceless alveolar affricate German Zeit [t͡saɪt] time Image:Xsampa-dz.png voiced alveolar affricate Italian zaino [ˈd͡zaino] backpack Image:Xsampa-K2.png voiceless alveolar lateral fricative Welsh Llwyd  [ɬʊɪd] the name Lloyd or Floyd Image:Xsampa-Kslash.png voiced alveolar lateral fricative Zulu dlala  [ˈɮálà] to play t͡ɬ voiceless alveolar lateral affricate Tsez элIни [ˈʔɛ̝t͡ɬni] winter d͡ɮ voiced alveolar lateral affricate Oowekyala     Image:Xsampa-rslash2.png alveolar approximant English red [ɹʷɛd] red Image:Xsampa-l.png alveolar lateral approximant English loop [lup] loop Image:Xsampa-4.png alveolar tap or flap Spanish pero [peɾo] but Image:Xsampa-lslash.png alveolar lateral flap Venda [vuɺa] to open Image:Xsampa-r.png alveolar trill Spanish perro [pero] dog Image:IPA alveolar ejective.png alveolar ejective stop Georgian ტიტა [tʼitʼa] tulip Image:IPA alveolar ejective fricative.png alveolar ejective fricative Amharic [sʼɛɡa] grace Image:Xsampa-d lessthan.png voiced alveolar implosive Vietnamese đã [ɗɐː] Past tense indicator Image:Xsampa-doublebarslash.png alveolar lateral click Nama î [kǁĩĩ] discussed

Category:Consonants