In phonetics and phonology, a velar stop is a type of consonantal sound, made with the back of the tongue in contact with the soft palate (also known as the velum, hence velar), held tightly enough to block the passage of air (hence a stop consonant). The most common sounds are the stops and, as in English cut and gut. More generally, several kinds are distinguished:
- , voiceless velar stop
- , voiced velar stop
- , voiced velar nasal
- , voiceless velar nasal
- , velar ejective
- , voiced velar implosive (rare)
- or, voiceless velar implosive (unattested in normal words; some English speakers use it to imitate the "glug-glug" sound of liquid being poured from a bottle)
International Phonetic Alphabet
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Consonants
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IPA pulmonic consonantschart image • audio |
Place → |
Labial |
Coronal |
Dorsal |
Radical |
Glottal |
↓ Manner |
Bilabial |
Labio-dental |
Dental |
Alveolar |
Postalveolar |
Retroflex |
Alveolo-palatal |
Palatal |
Velar |
Uvular |
Pharyngeal |
Epiglottal |
Glottal |
Nasal |
m̥ |
m |
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ɱ |
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n̪ |
n̥ |
n |
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n̠ |
ɳ̊ |
ɳ |
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ɲ̟ |
ɲ̊ |
ɲ |
ŋ̊ |
ŋ |
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ɴ |
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Stop |
p |
b |
p̪ |
b̪ |
t̪ |
d̪ |
t |
d |
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ʈ |
ɖ |
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c |
ɟ |
k |
ɡ |
q |
ɢ |
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ʡ |
ʔ |
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Fricative |
ɸ |
β |
f |
v |
θ |
ð |
s |
z |
ʃ |
ʒ |
ʂ |
ʐ |
ɕ |
ʑ |
ç |
ʝ |
x |
ɣ |
χ |
ʁ |
ħ |
ʕ |
ʜ |
ʢ |
h |
ɦ |
Approximant |
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ʋ |
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ɹ |
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ɻ |
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j̊ |
j |
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ɰ |
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Flap or tap |
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ⱱ̟ |
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ⱱ |
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ɾ |
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ɽ |
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ɢ̆ |
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ʡ̯ |
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Trill |
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ʙ |
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r̥ |
r |
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ɽ͡r |
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ʀ |
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ᴙ * |
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Lateral fricative |
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ɬ |
ɮ |
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ɭ˔̊ |
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ʎ̥˔ |
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ʟ̝̊ |
ʟ̝ |
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Lateral approximant |
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l̪ |
l̥ |
l |
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ɭ |
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ʎ̟ |
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ʎ |
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ʟ |
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Lateral flap |
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ɺ |
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ɺ̠ |
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ʎ̯ |
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ʟ̆ |
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Non-pulmonic consonants
Clicks |
ʘ |
ǀ |
ǃ |
ǂ |
ǁ |
ʘ̃ |
ʘ̃ˀ |
ʘ͡q |
ʘ͡qʼ |
‼ |
Implosives |
ɓ |
ɗ |
ʄ |
ᶑ |
ɠ |
ʛ |
Ejectives |
pʼ |
t̪ʼ |
tʼ |
cʼ |
ʈʼ |
kʼ |
qʼ |
fʼ |
θʼ |
sʼ |
ɬʼ |
ʃʼ |
ʂʼ |
ɕʼ |
xʼ |
χʼ |
tsʼ |
tɬʼ |
cʎ̝̥ʼ |
tʃʼ |
ʈʂʼ |
kxʼ |
kʟ̝̊ʼ |
qχʼ |
Affricates
p̪f |
b̪v |
ts |
dz |
tʃ |
dʒ |
tɕ |
dʑ |
ʈʂ |
ɖʐ |
tɬ |
dɮ |
cç |
ɟʝ |
cʎ̥˔ |
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kx |
ɡɣ |
kʟ̝̊ |
ɡʟ̝ |
qχ |
ɢʁ |
Co-articulated consonants
Continuants |
ʍ |
w |
ɥ |
ɧ |
Occlusives |
k͡p |
ɡ͡b |
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Where symbols appear in pairs, left—right represent the voiceless—voiced consonants. |
Shaded areas denote pulmonic articulations judged to be impossible. |
* Symbol not defined in IPA. |
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Vowels
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Front |
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Central |
Near-back |
Back |
Close |
•iy
•ɨʉ
•ɯu
•ɪʏ
•ɪ̈ʊ̈
•ʊ
•eø
•ɘɵ
•ɤo
•e̞ø̞
ə
•ɤ̞o̞
•ɛœ
•ɜɞ
•ʌɔ
•æ
ɐ
•aɶ
•ä
•ɑɒ
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Close-mid |
Mid |
Open-mid |
Near-open |
Open |
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