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Palatal nasal
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This SourceThe palatal nasal is a type of consonant, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ɲ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is J. The IPA symbol is a lowercase letter n with a leftward-pointing tail protruding from the bottom of the left stem of the letter. Compare n and ɲ. The symbol ɲ should not be confused with ɳ, the symbol for the retroflex nasal, which has a rightward-pointing hook extending from the bottom of the right stem, or with ŋ, the symbol for the velar nasal, which has a leftward-pointing hook extending from the bottom of the right stem. In Spanish and languages whose writing systems are influenced by Spanish orthography, this sound is represented with the letter eñe (ñ).
Features
Features of the palatal nasal:
- Its manner of articulation is stop, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract.
- Its place of articulation is palatal which means it is articulated with the middle or back part of the tongue raised against the hard palate.
- 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 it is produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the middle of the tongue, rather than the sides.
- The airstream mechanism is pulmonic egressive, which means it is articulated by pushing air out of the lungs and through the vocal tract, rather than from the glottis or the mouth.
Occurrence
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | një | [ɲə] | 'one' | ||
| Catalan | bany | [baɲ] | 'bath' | Alveolo-palatal. See Catalan phonology | |
| Croatian | konj | 'horse' | |||
| Czech | kůň | 'horse' | See Czech phonology | ||
| Dinka | nyɔt | 'very' | |||
| English | onion | 'onion' | Some dialects. See English phonology | ||
| French | montagne | mountain' | See French phonology | ||
| Galician | año | 'lamb' | |||
| Greek | Πρωτοχρονιά | 'New Year's Day' | See Modern Greek phonology | ||
| Hungarian | lány | 'girl' | See Hungarian phonology | ||
| Indonesian | banyak | [baɲak] | 'a lot' | ||
| Italian | bagno | 'bath' | See Italian phonology | ||
| Malayalam | ഞാൻ | [ɲan] | 'I' | ||
| Norwegian | Northern dialects | vann | 'water' | See Norwegian phonology | |
| Occitan | Northern and Southern | Polonha | [puˈluɲo] | 'Poland' | |
| Gascon | banh | 'bath' | |||
| Polish | ''koń | 'horse' | Usually alveolo-palatal. See Polish phonology | ||
| Portuguese | anho | 'lamb' | See Portuguese phonology | ||
| Scottish Gaelic | seinn | 'sing' | |||
| Serbian | коњ/konj | 'horse' | |||
| Slovak | pečeň | 'liver' | |||
| Spanish | enseñar | [e̞nse̞ˈɲar] | 'to teach' | See Spanish phonology | |
| Vietnamese | nhai | 'to chew' | See Vietnamese phonology | ||
See also
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