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List of consonants

List of consonants

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This is a list of all consonant
Consonant
In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the upper vocal tract, the upper vocal tract being defined as that part of the vocal tract that lies above the larynx...

s which can be transcribed with a single letter in the International Phonetic Alphabet
International Phonetic Alphabet
The International Phonetic Alphabet "The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself that resistance seems pedantic...

, plus some of the more common consonants which require diacritic
Diacritic
A diacritic is an ancillary glyph added to a letter, or basic glyph. The term derives from the Greek διακριτικός . Diacritic is both an adjective and a noun, whereas diacritical is only an adjective...

s, ordered by place
Place of articulation
In articulatory phonetics, the place of articulation of a consonant is the point of contact, where an obstruction occurs in the vocal tract between an active articulator and a passive articulator...

 and manner of articulation
Manner of articulation
In linguistics , manner of articulation describes how the tongue, lips, jaw, and other speech organs are involved in making a sound make contact. Often the concept is only used for the production of consonants...

.

Bilabial consonant
Bilabial consonant
In phonetics, a bilabial consonant is a consonant articulated with both lips. The bilabial consonants identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:...

s

  • bilabial click
    Bilabial click
    The bilabial clicks are a family of click consonants found as phonemes only in the Tuu family, in the language of Botswana, in a single word in Hadza, and in the Damin ritual jargon of Australia....

    s etc.
  • bilabial nasal
    Bilabial nasal
    The bilabial nasal is a type of consonantal sound used in almost all spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is m...

      (man)
  • bilabial ejective
    Bilabial ejective
    The bilabial ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is pʼ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is p_>.-Features:...

     
  • voiced bilabial implosive
    Voiced bilabial implosive
    A voiced bilabial implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is b_<.-Features:...

     
  • voiceless bilabial plosive
    Voiceless bilabial plosive
    The voiceless bilabial plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is p. The voiceless bilabial plosive in English is spelled with 'p', as in pit or...

      (spin)
  • voiced bilabial plosive
    Voiced bilabial plosive
    The voiced bilabial plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is b. The voiced bilabial plosive occurs in English, and it is the sound denoted...

      (bed)
  • voiceless bilabial affricate 
  • voiced bilabial affricate 
  • voiceless bilabial fricative
    Voiceless bilabial fricative
    The voiceless bilabial fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is p\.-Features:...

     
  • voiced bilabial fricative
    Voiced bilabial fricative
    The voiced bilabial fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is B. The symbol is the Greek letter beta...

     
  • bilabial approximant 
  • bilabial trill
    Bilabial trill
    The bilabial trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is B\.In many of the languages where the bilabial trill occurs, it occurs only as part of a...

     
  • bilabial percussive 

Labiodental consonant
Labiodental consonant
In phonetics, labiodentals are consonants articulated with the lower lip and the upper teeth. The labiodental consonants identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:...

s

  • labiodental approximant
    Labiodental approximant
    The labiodental approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is P or v\.-Features:...

     
  • labiodental nasal
    Labiodental nasal
    The labiodental nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is F. The IPA symbol is a lowercase letter m with a leftward hook protruding from the...

      (symphony)
  • voiced labiodental fricative
    Voiced labiodental fricative
    The voiced labiodental fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is v....

      (van)
  • Voiced labiodental plosive
    Voiced labiodental plosive
    The voiced labiodental plosive is a consonant sound produced like a , but with the lower lip contacting the upper teeth, as in . This can be represented in the IPA as . A separate symbol not recognized by the IPA that is often seen, especially in Bantu linguistics, is the db ligature '.The voiced...

  • Voiced labiodental affricate
    Voiceless labiodental affricate
    A voiceless labiodental affricate is a rare consonant, which is initiated as a labiodental plosive , but released as a voiceless labiodental fricative ....

  • voiceless labiodental fricative
    Voiceless labiodental fricative
    The voiceless labiodental fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is f.-Features:...

      (fan)
  • voiceless rounded velarized labiodental fricative
    Voiceless palatal-velar fricative
    The so-called voiceless palatal-velar fricative covers a range of similar sounds used in most dialects of Swedish and transcribed as...

     
  • Voiceless labiodental plosive
    Voiceless labiodental plosive
    The voiceless labiodental plosive is a consonant sound produced like a [p], but with the lower lip contacting the upper teeth, as in [f]. This can be represented in the IPA as . A separate symbol not recognized by the IPA that is often seen, especially in Bantu linguistics, is the qp ligature '.The...

  • Voiceless labiodental affricate
    Voiceless labiodental affricate
    A voiceless labiodental affricate is a rare consonant, which is initiated as a labiodental plosive , but released as a voiceless labiodental fricative ....


Dental consonant
Dental consonant
In linguistics, a dental consonant or dental is a consonant that is articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth, such as , , , and in some languages...

s

  • dental click
    Dental click
    The dental clicks are a family of click consonants found, as constituents of words, only in Africa and in the Damin ritual jargon of Australia....

    s etc.
  • dental lateral clicks etc.
  • dental ejective
    Dental ejective
    The dental ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is t_n_>.-Features:...

     
  • dental nasal
    Dental nasal
    The dental nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is n_d.-Features:Features of the dental nasal:...

     
  • voiced dental fricative
    Voiced dental fricative
    The voiced dental non-sibilant fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound, eth, is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is D. The symbol was taken from the Old English letter eth,...

      (this)
  • voiced dental implosive 
  • voiced dental plosive
    Voiced dental plosive
    The voiced dental plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is d_d...

     
  • voiceless bidental fricative
    Voiceless bidental fricative
    The voicless bidental non-sibilant fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The only language it is known to be used in is the Shapsug dialect of Adyghe.- Features :Features of the voiceless bidental fricative:...

  • voiceless dental fricative
    Voiceless dental fricative
    The voiceless dental non-sibilant fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is T. The IPA symbol is the Greek letter theta, which is used for...

      (thing)
  • voiceless dental plosive
    Voiceless dental plosive
    The voiceless dental plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is t_d...

     
  • bidental percussive 

Alveolar consonant
Alveolar consonant
Alveolar consonants are articulated with the tongue against or close to the superior alveolar ridge, which is called that because it contains the alveoli of the superior teeth...

s

  • alveolar lateral clicks etc.
  • alveolar approximant
    Alveolar approximant
    The alveolar approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents alveolar and postalveolar approximants is , a lowercase letter r rotated 180 degrees; the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is r\.For ease of...

      (red)
  • alveolar ejective
    Alveolar ejective
    The alveolar ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is t_>.-Features:Features of the aveolar ejective:...

     
  • alveolar ejective fricative
    Alveolar ejective fricative
    The alveolar ejective fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is sʼ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is s_>.-Features:...

     
  • alveolar flap 
  • alveolar lateral approximant
    Alveolar lateral approximant
    The alveolar lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents dental, alveolar, and postalveolar lateral approximants is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is l.As a sonorant, lateral...

      (lead)
  • alveolar lateral flap
    Alveolar lateral flap
    The alveolar lateral flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is .-Features:Features of the alveolar lateral flap:...

     
  • alveolar nasal
    Alveolar nasal
    The alveolar nasal is a type of consonantal sound used in numerous spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents dental, alveolar, and postalveolar nasals is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is n....

      (none)
  • alveolar trill
    Alveolar trill
    The alveolar trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents dental, alveolar, and postalveolar trills is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is r. It is informally and commonly called the rolling R or...

     
  • velarized alveolar lateral approximant
    Velarized alveolar lateral approximant
    The velarized alveolar lateral approximant, which may actually be pharyngealized, also known as dark l, is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages...

     
  • voiced alveolar fricative
    Voiced alveolar fricative
    The voiced alveolar fricatives are consonantal sounds. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents these sounds depends on whether a sibilant or non-sibilant fricative is being described....

      (zoo)
  • voiced alveolar implosive
    Voiced alveolar implosive
    The voiced alveolar implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is d_<...

     
  • voiced alveolar lateral fricative
    Voiced alveolar lateral fricative
    The voiced alveolar lateral fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents voiced dental, alveolar, and postalveolar lateral fricatives is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is...

     
  • voiced alveolar plosive
    Voiced alveolar plosive
    The voiced alveolar plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents voiced dental, alveolar, and postalveolar plosives is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is d.-Features:Features of the...

      (done)
  • voiced alveolar affricate
    Voiced alveolar affricate
    The voiced alveolar affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is dz.-Features:...

     
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
    Voiceless alveolar fricative
    The voiceless alveolar fricatives are consonantal sounds. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents these sounds depends on whether a sibilant or non-sibilant fricative is being described....

      (son)
  • voiceless alveolar lateral fricative
    Voiceless alveolar lateral fricative
    The voiceless alveolar lateral fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents voiceless dental, alveolar, and postalveolar fricatives is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is K...

     
  • voiceless alveolar plosive
    Voiceless alveolar plosive
    The voiceless alveolar plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents voiceless dental, alveolar, and postalveolar plosives is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is t...

      (ton)
  • voiceless alveolar affricate
    Voiceless alveolar affricate
    The voiceless alveolar affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is ts. The voiceless alveolar affricate occurs in such languages as German, Latvian,...

     
  • voiceless alveolar lateral affricate
    Voiceless alveolar lateral affricate
    The voiceless alveolar lateral affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet
    is , and in Americanist phonetic notation it is <ƛ> .-Features:...

     
  • ejective alveolar lateral affricate 
  • voiced alveolar lateral affricate
    Voiced alveolar lateral affricate
    The voiced alveolar lateral affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is...

     

Postalveolar consonant
Postalveolar consonant
Postalveolar consonants are consonants articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, further back in the mouth than the alveolar consonants, which are at the ridge itself, but not as far back as the hard palate .Among the fricatives and affricates, a subtype called...

s

  • (post)alveolar clicks
    Postalveolar click
    The alveolar or postalveolar clicks are a family of click consonants found only in Africa and in the Damin ritual jargon of Australia.The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents the forward articulation of these sounds is...

      etc.
  • voiced postalveolar affricate
    Voiced postalveolar affricate
    The voiced palato-alveolar affricate, also described as voiced domed postalveolar affricate, is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is [dZ]...

      (jug)
  • voiced postalveolar fricative
    Voiced postalveolar fricative
    The voiced palato-alveolar fricative or domed postalveolar fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is <>, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is Z. An alternative symbol used in some...

      (vision)
  • voiceless postalveolar affricate
    Voiceless postalveolar affricate
    The voiceless palato-alveolar affricate or domed postalveolar affricate is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. It is familiar to English speakers as the "ch" sound in "chip"....

      (chip)
  • voiceless postalveolar fricative
    Voiceless postalveolar fricative
    The voiceless palato-alveolar fricative or domed postalveolar fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....

      (ship)

Palatalized postalveolar consonants
Alveolo-palatal consonant
In phonetics, alveolo-palatal consonants are palatalized postalveolar fricatives, articulated with the blade of the tongue behind the alveolar ridge, and the body of the tongue raised toward the palate...

  • voiced palatalized postalveolar fricative
    Voiced alveolo-palatal fricative
    The voiced alveolo-palatal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is z\...

     
  • voiceless palatalized postalveolar fricative
    Voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative
    The voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is s\.-Features:...

     
  • voiced palatalized postalveolar affricate
    Voiced alveolo-palatal affricate
    The voiced alveolo-palatal affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound are , alternatively but unofficially , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is dz\.-Features:Features of the voiced...

     
  • voiceless palatalized postalveolar affricate
    Voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate
    The voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , alternatively but unofficially , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is ts\...

     

Retroflex consonant
Retroflex consonant
In phonetics, retroflex consonants are consonant sounds used in some languages. The tongue articulates with the roof of the oral cavity behind the alveolar ridge, and may even be curled back to touch the palate: that is, they are articulated in the postalveolar to palatal region of the...

s
  • retroflex click
    Retroflex click
    The retroflex clicks are a family of click consonants found only in Juu languages of southern Africa and in the Damin ritual jargon of Australia...

    s etc.
  • retroflex approximant
    Retroflex approximant
    The retroflex approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is r\`...

     
  • retroflex flap
    Retroflex flap
    The retroflex flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is r`....

     
  • retroflex lateral flap
    Retroflex lateral flap
    The retroflex lateral flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It has no symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet, but an ad hoc symbol may be easily created .-Features:Features of the retroflex flap:...

     
  • retroflex lateral approximant
    Retroflex lateral approximant
    The retroflex lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is l`.-Features:...

     
  • voiceless retroflex lateral fricative
    Voiceless retroflex lateral fricative
    The voiceless retroflex lateral fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The IPA has no officially recognized symbol for this sound...

     
  • retroflex nasal
    Retroflex nasal
    The retroflex nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is n`...

     
  • voiced retroflex fricative
    Voiced retroflex fricative
    The voiced retroflex fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is z`.Like all the retroflex consonants, the IPA symbol is formed by adding a...

     
  • voiced retroflex plosive
    Voiced retroflex plosive
    The voiced retroflex plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is d`. The IPA symbol is a lowercase letter d with a rightward-pointing tail...

     
  • voiced retroflex affricate
    Voiced retroflex affricate
    The voiced retroflex affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound are , sometimes simplified to , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is dz\...

     
  • voiceless retroflex fricative
    Voiceless retroflex fricative
    The voiceless retroflex fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is s`...

     
  • voiceless retroflex plosive
    Voiceless retroflex plosive
    The voiceless retroflex plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is t`...

     
  • voiceless retroflex affricate
    Voiceless retroflex affricate
    The voiceless retroflex affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound are , sometimes simplified to , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is ts\...

     ,

Palatal consonant
Palatal consonant
Palatal consonants are consonants articulated with the body of the tongue raised against the hard palate...

s

  • palatal click
    Palatal click
    The palato-alveolar clicks are a family of click consonants found only in Africa. They are commonly called palatal clicks.The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents the forward articulation of these sounds is . This must be combined with a symbol for the rear articulation to...

    s etc.
  • palatal lateral clicks "" etc.
  • palatal approximant
    Palatal approximant
    The palatal approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is '...

      (yes)
  • palatal ejective
    Palatal ejective
    The palatal ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is c_>.-Features:Features of the palatal ejective:...

     
  • palatal lateral approximant
    Palatal lateral approximant
    The palatal lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , a turned letter "y" , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is L.-Features:Features of the palatal lateral...

     
  • voiceless palatal lateral fricative
    Voiceless palatal lateral fricative
    The voiceless palatal lateral fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in a few spoken languages.This is a rare sound. Dahalo has both a palatal lateral fricative and an affricate; Hadza has a series of affricates....

     
  • palatal nasal
    Palatal nasal
    The palatal nasal is a type of consonant, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , 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...

     
  • voiced palatal fricative
    Voiced palatal fricative
    The voiced palatal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is j\....

     
  • voiced palatal implosive
    Voiced palatal implosive
    The voiced palatal implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is J\_<...

     
  • voiced palatal plosive
    Voiced palatal plosive
    The voiced palatal plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is J\....

     
  • voiceless palatal fricative
    Voiceless palatal fricative
    The voiceless palatal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is C...

      (human, but not hum)
  • voiceless palatal plosive
    Voiceless palatal plosive
    The voiceless palatal plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is c....

     
  • voiceless palatal lateral affricate
    Voiceless palatal lateral affricate
    The voiceless palatal lateral affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is or .-Features:Features of the voiceless alveolar lateral affricate:...

     
  • ejective palatal lateral affricate 

labialized palatal consonants
  • labialized palatal approximant
    Labial-palatal approximant
    The labialized palatal approximant, also called the labial-palatal or labio-palatal approximant, is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It has two constrictions in the vocal tract: with the tongue on the palate, and rounded at the lips...

     

Velar consonant
Velar consonant
Velars are consonants articulated with the back part of the tongue against the soft palate, the back part of the roof of the mouth, known also as the velum)....

s

  • velar approximant
    Velar approximant
    The velar approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is M\....

     
  • velar ejective
    Velar ejective
    The velar ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is kʼ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is k_>.-Features:Features of the velar ejective:...

     
  • velar lateral approximant
    Velar lateral approximant
    The velar lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is L\.-Features:...

     
  • voiceless velar lateral fricative
    Voiceless velar lateral fricative
    The Archi language of the Dagestani family has a voiceless velar lateral fricative that is clearly a fricative, although further forward than velars in many languages, and might better be called pre-velar. Archi also has an affricate and ejective affricate at this place of articulation.The Nguni...

     
  • voiced velar fricative
    Voiced velar fricative
    The voiced velar fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in various spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , also graphically similar to , the IPA symbol for a close-mid back unrounded vowel), and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is...

     
  • voiced velar implosive
    Voiced velar implosive
    The voiced velar implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is g_<.-Features:...

     
  • voiced velar plosive
    Voiced velar plosive
    The voiced velar plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is g. Strictly, the IPA symbol is the so-called "opentail G" , though the "looptail...

      (get)
  • voiceless velar fricative
    Voiceless velar fricative
    The voiceless velar fricative, informally known as the hard ch, is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is x...

     
  • voiceless velar plosive
    Voiceless velar plosive
    The voiceless velar plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is k....

      (kick, cat)
  • ejective velar lateral affricate 

labialized velar consonants
Labial-velar consonant
Labial-velar consonants are doubly articulated at the velum and the lips. They are sometimes called "labiovelar consonants", a term which can also refer to labialized velars, such as and the approximant ....

  • voiced labialized velar approximant  (witch)
  • voiceless labialized velar approximant  (which)

Uvular consonant
Uvular consonant
Uvulars are consonants articulated with the back of the tongue against or near the uvula, that is, further back in the mouth than velar consonants. Uvulars may be plosives, fricatives, nasal stops, trills, or approximants, though the IPA does not provide a separate symbol for the approximant, and...

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  • uvular ejective
    Uvular ejective
    The uvular ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is q_>.-Features:...

     
  • uvular nasal
    Uvular nasal
    The uvular nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is N\.-Features:Features of the uvular nasal:...

     
  • uvular trill
    Uvular trill
    The uvular trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , a small capital R. The equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is R\. This consonant is one of several collectively called guttural R...

     
  • voiced uvular fricative
    Voiced uvular fricative
    The voiced uvular fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is R...

     
  • voiced uvular implosive
    Voiced uvular implosive
    The voiced uvular implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , a small capital letter G with a rightward pointing hook extending from the upper right of the letter...

     
  • voiced uvular plosive
    Voiced uvular plosive
    The voiced uvular plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is G\....

     
  • voiceless uvular fricative
    Voiceless uvular fricative
    The voiceless uvular fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is X...

     
  • voiceless uvular plosive
    Voiceless uvular plosive
    The voiceless uvular plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It is pronounced like [k], except that the tongue makes contact not on the soft palate but on the uvula...

     

Pharyngeal consonant
Pharyngeal consonant
A pharyngeal consonant is a type of consonant which is articulated with the root of the tongue against the pharynx.Pharyngeal consonants in the International Phonetic Alphabet :* Pharyngeal plosives are thought to be impossible...

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  • voiced pharyngeal fricative
    Voiced pharyngeal fricative
    The voiced pharyngeal approximant/fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents it is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is ?\....

     
  • voiceless pharyngeal fricative
    Voiceless pharyngeal fricative
    The voiceless pharyngeal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is h-bar , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is X\.-Features:...

     

Epiglottal consonant
Epiglottal consonant
An epiglottal consonant is a consonant that is articulated with the aryepiglottic folds against the epiglottis. They are occasionally called aryepiglottal consonants....

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  • epiglottal plosive
    Epiglottal plosive
    The epiglottal plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is >\.-Features:...

     
  • voiced epiglottal fricative
    Voiced epiglottal fricative
    The voiced epiglottal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is <\....

     
  • voiceless epiglottal fricative
    Voiceless epiglottal fricative
    The voiceless epiglottal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is H\.-Features:...

     

Glottal consonant
Glottal consonant
Glottal consonants, also called laryngeal consonants, are consonants articulated with the glottis. Many phoneticians consider them, or at least the so-called fricatives, to be transitional states of the glottis without a point of articulation as other consonants have; in fact, some do not consider...

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  • murmured glottal fricative or transition
    Voiced glottal fricative
    The breathy-voiced glottal transition, commonly called a voiced glottal fricative, is a type of sound used in some spoken languages which often behaves like a consonant, but sometimes behaves more like a vowel, or is indeterminate in its behavior...

     
  • voiceless glottal fricative or transition
    Voiceless glottal fricative
    The voiceless glottal transition, commonly called a "fricative", is a type of sound used in some spoken languages which often behaves like a consonant, but sometimes behaves more like a vowel, or is indeterminate in its behavior...

      (hat)
  • glottal plosive
    Glottal stop
    The glottal stop, or more fully, the voiceless glottal plosive, is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages. In English the feature is represented for example by the hyphen in uh-oh! and by the apostrophe or [[ʻokina]] in Hawaii among those attempting an authentic pronunciation of...

     

Nasal consonant
Nasal consonant
A nasal consonant is produced with a lowered velum in the mouth, allowing air to escape freely through the nose. The oral cavity still acts as a resonance chamber for the sound, but the air does not escape through the mouth as it is blocked by the lips or tongue...

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  • alveolar nasal
    Alveolar nasal
    The alveolar nasal is a type of consonantal sound used in numerous spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents dental, alveolar, and postalveolar nasals is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is n....

     
  • bilabial nasal
    Bilabial nasal
    The bilabial nasal is a type of consonantal sound used in almost all spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is m...

     
  • dental nasal
    Dental nasal
    The dental nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is n_d.-Features:Features of the dental nasal:...

     
  • labiodental nasal
    Labiodental nasal
    The labiodental nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is F. The IPA symbol is a lowercase letter m with a leftward hook protruding from the...

     
  • palatal nasal
    Palatal nasal
    The palatal nasal is a type of consonant, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , 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...

     
  • retroflex nasal
    Retroflex nasal
    The retroflex nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is n`...

     
  • uvular nasal
    Uvular nasal
    The uvular nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is N\.-Features:Features of the uvular nasal:...

     
  • velar nasal
    Velar nasal
    The velar nasal is the sound of ng in English sing. It is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is <>, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is N.As a phoneme, the velar nasal does not occur in...

     

Plosive (stop) consonant
Stop consonant
A stop, plosive, or occlusive is a consonant sound produced by stopping the airflow in the vocal tract. The terms plosive and stop are usually used interchangeably, but they are not perfect synonyms. Plosives are oral stops with a pulmonic egressive airstream mechanism. The term is also used to...

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  • epiglottal plosive
    Epiglottal plosive
    The epiglottal plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is >\.-Features:...

     
  • voiced alveolar plosive
    Voiced alveolar plosive
    The voiced alveolar plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents voiced dental, alveolar, and postalveolar plosives is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is d.-Features:Features of the...

     
  • voiced bilabial plosive
    Voiced bilabial plosive
    The voiced bilabial plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is b. The voiced bilabial plosive occurs in English, and it is the sound denoted...

     
  • voiced dental plosive
    Voiced dental plosive
    The voiced dental plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is d_d...

     
  • voiced palatal plosive
    Voiced palatal plosive
    The voiced palatal plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is J\....

     
  • voiced retroflex plosive
    Voiced retroflex plosive
    The voiced retroflex plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is d`. The IPA symbol is a lowercase letter d with a rightward-pointing tail...

     
  • voiced uvular plosive
    Voiced uvular plosive
    The voiced uvular plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is G\....

     
  • voiced velar plosive
    Voiced velar plosive
    The voiced velar plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is g. Strictly, the IPA symbol is the so-called "opentail G" , though the "looptail...

     
  • voiceless alveolar plosive
    Voiceless alveolar plosive
    The voiceless alveolar plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents voiceless dental, alveolar, and postalveolar plosives is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is t...

     
  • voiceless bilabial plosive
    Voiceless bilabial plosive
    The voiceless bilabial plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is p. The voiceless bilabial plosive in English is spelled with 'p', as in pit or...

     
  • voiceless dental plosive
    Voiceless dental plosive
    The voiceless dental plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is t_d...

     
  • voiceless glottal plosive 
  • voiceless palatal plosive
    Voiceless palatal plosive
    The voiceless palatal plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is c....

     
  • voiceless retroflex plosive
    Voiceless retroflex plosive
    The voiceless retroflex plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is t`...

     
  • voiceless uvular plosive
    Voiceless uvular plosive
    The voiceless uvular plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It is pronounced like [k], except that the tongue makes contact not on the soft palate but on the uvula...

     
  • voiceless velar plosive
    Voiceless velar plosive
    The voiceless velar plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is k....

     

Fricative consonant
Fricative consonant
Fricatives are consonants produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together. These may be the lower lip against the upper teeth, in the case of ; the back of the tongue against the soft palate, in the case of German , the final consonant of Bach; or...

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  • alveolar ejective fricative
    Alveolar ejective fricative
    The alveolar ejective fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is sʼ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is s_>.-Features:...

     
  • voiced alveolar fricative
    Voiced alveolar fricative
    The voiced alveolar fricatives are consonantal sounds. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents these sounds depends on whether a sibilant or non-sibilant fricative is being described....

     
  • voiced alveolar lateral fricative
    Voiced alveolar lateral fricative
    The voiced alveolar lateral fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents voiced dental, alveolar, and postalveolar lateral fricatives is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is...

     
  • voiced alveolo-palatal fricative
    Voiced alveolo-palatal fricative
    The voiced alveolo-palatal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is z\...

     
  • voiced bilabial fricative
    Voiced bilabial fricative
    The voiced bilabial fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is B. The symbol is the Greek letter beta...

     
  • voiced dental fricative
    Voiced dental fricative
    The voiced dental non-sibilant fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound, eth, is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is D. The symbol was taken from the Old English letter eth,...

     
  • voiced epiglottal fricative
    Voiced epiglottal fricative
    The voiced epiglottal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is <\....

     
  • voiced glottal fricative
    Voiced glottal fricative
    The breathy-voiced glottal transition, commonly called a voiced glottal fricative, is a type of sound used in some spoken languages which often behaves like a consonant, but sometimes behaves more like a vowel, or is indeterminate in its behavior...

     
  • voiced labiodental fricative
    Voiced labiodental fricative
    The voiced labiodental fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is v....

     
  • voiced palatal fricative
    Voiced palatal fricative
    The voiced palatal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is j\....

     
  • voiced pharyngeal fricative
    Voiced pharyngeal fricative
    The voiced pharyngeal approximant/fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents it is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is ?\....

     
  • voiced postalveolar fricative
    Voiced postalveolar fricative
    The voiced palato-alveolar fricative or domed postalveolar fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is <>, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is Z. An alternative symbol used in some...

     
  • voiced retroflex fricative
    Voiced retroflex fricative
    The voiced retroflex fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is z`.Like all the retroflex consonants, the IPA symbol is formed by adding a...

     
  • voiced uvular fricative
    Voiced uvular fricative
    The voiced uvular fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is R...

     
  • voiced velar fricative
    Voiced velar fricative
    The voiced velar fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in various spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , also graphically similar to , the IPA symbol for a close-mid back unrounded vowel), and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is...

     
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
    Voiceless alveolar fricative
    The voiceless alveolar fricatives are consonantal sounds. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents these sounds depends on whether a sibilant or non-sibilant fricative is being described....

     
  • voiceless alveolar lateral fricative
    Voiceless alveolar lateral fricative
    The voiceless alveolar lateral fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents voiceless dental, alveolar, and postalveolar fricatives is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is K...

     
  • voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative
    Voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative
    The voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is s\.-Features:...

     
  • voiceless bilabial fricative
    Voiceless bilabial fricative
    The voiceless bilabial fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is p\.-Features:...

     
  • voiceless dental fricative
    Voiceless dental fricative
    The voiceless dental non-sibilant fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is T. The IPA symbol is the Greek letter theta, which is used for...

     
  • voiceless epiglottal fricative
    Voiceless epiglottal fricative
    The voiceless epiglottal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is H\.-Features:...

     
  • voiceless glottal fricative
    Voiceless glottal fricative
    The voiceless glottal transition, commonly called a "fricative", is a type of sound used in some spoken languages which often behaves like a consonant, but sometimes behaves more like a vowel, or is indeterminate in its behavior...

     
  • voiceless labiodental fricative
    Voiceless labiodental fricative
    The voiceless labiodental fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is f.-Features:...

     
  • voiceless palatal fricative
    Voiceless palatal fricative
    The voiceless palatal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is C...

     
  • voiceless palatal-velar fricative
    Voiceless palatal-velar fricative
    The so-called voiceless palatal-velar fricative covers a range of similar sounds used in most dialects of Swedish and transcribed as...

     
  • voiceless pharyngeal fricative
    Voiceless pharyngeal fricative
    The voiceless pharyngeal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is h-bar , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is X\.-Features:...

     
  • voiceless postalveolar fricative
    Voiceless postalveolar fricative
    The voiceless palato-alveolar fricative or domed postalveolar fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....

     
  • voiceless retroflex fricative
    Voiceless retroflex fricative
    The voiceless retroflex fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is s`...

     
  • voiceless uvular fricative
    Voiceless uvular fricative
    The voiceless uvular fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is X...

     
  • voiceless velar fricative
    Voiceless velar fricative
    The voiceless velar fricative, informally known as the hard ch, is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is x...

     

Affricate consonant
Affricate consonant
Affricates are consonants that begin as stops but release as a fricative rather than directly into the following vowel.- Samples :...

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  • voiced postalveolar affricate
    Voiced postalveolar affricate
    The voiced palato-alveolar affricate, also described as voiced domed postalveolar affricate, is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is [dZ]...

     
  • voiceless postalveolar affricate
    Voiceless postalveolar affricate
    The voiceless palato-alveolar affricate or domed postalveolar affricate is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. It is familiar to English speakers as the "ch" sound in "chip"....

     
  • voiceless alveolar affricate
    Voiceless alveolar affricate
    The voiceless alveolar affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is ts. The voiceless alveolar affricate occurs in such languages as German, Latvian,...

     

Approximant consonant
Approximant consonant
Approximants are speech sounds that could be regarded as intermediate between vowels and "typical" consonants. In the articulation of approximants, articulatory organs produce a narrowing of the vocal tract, but leave enough space for air to flow without much audible turbulence. Approximants are...

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  • alveolar approximant
    Alveolar approximant
    The alveolar approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents alveolar and postalveolar approximants is , a lowercase letter r rotated 180 degrees; the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is r\.For ease of...

     
  • alveolar lateral approximant
    Alveolar lateral approximant
    The alveolar lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents dental, alveolar, and postalveolar lateral approximants is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is l.As a sonorant, lateral...

     
  • bilabial approximant 
  • labial-palatal approximant
    Labial-palatal approximant
    The labialized palatal approximant, also called the labial-palatal or labio-palatal approximant, is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It has two constrictions in the vocal tract: with the tongue on the palate, and rounded at the lips...

     
  • labial-velar approximant (voiced) 
  • labial-velar approximant (voiceless) 
  • labiodental approximant
    Labiodental approximant
    The labiodental approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is P or v\.-Features:...

     
  • palatal approximant
    Palatal approximant
    The palatal approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is '...

     
  • palatal lateral approximant
    Palatal lateral approximant
    The palatal lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , a turned letter "y" , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is L.-Features:Features of the palatal lateral...

     
  • retroflex approximant
    Retroflex approximant
    The retroflex approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is r\`...

     
  • retroflex lateral approximant
    Retroflex lateral approximant
    The retroflex lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is l`.-Features:...

     
  • velar approximant
    Velar approximant
    The velar approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is M\....

     
  • velar lateral approximant
    Velar lateral approximant
    The velar lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is L\.-Features:...

     
  • velarized alveolar lateral approximant
    Velarized alveolar lateral approximant
    The velarized alveolar lateral approximant, which may actually be pharyngealized, also known as dark l, is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages...

     

Flap (tap) consonant
Flap consonant
In phonetics, a flap or tap is a type of consonantal sound, which is produced with a single contraction of the muscles so that one articulator is thrown against another.-Contrast with stops and trills:...

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  • alveolar flap 
  • alveolar lateral flap
    Alveolar lateral flap
    The alveolar lateral flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is .-Features:Features of the alveolar lateral flap:...

     
  • retroflex flap
    Retroflex flap
    The retroflex flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is r`....

     

Trill consonant
Trill consonant
In phonetics, a trill is a consonantal sound produced by vibrations between the articulator and the place of articulation. Standard Spanish <rr> as in perro is an alveolar trill, while in Parisian French it is almost always uvular....

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  • alveolar trill
    Alveolar trill
    The alveolar trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents dental, alveolar, and postalveolar trills is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is r. It is informally and commonly called the rolling R or...

     
  • bilabial trill
    Bilabial trill
    The bilabial trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is B\.In many of the languages where the bilabial trill occurs, it occurs only as part of a...

     
  • uvular trill
    Uvular trill
    The uvular trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , a small capital R. The equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is R\. This consonant is one of several collectively called guttural R...

     

Ejective consonant
Ejective consonant
In phonetics, ejective consonants are voiceless consonants that are pronounced with simultaneous closure of the glottis. In the phonology of a particular language, ejectives may contrast with aspirated or tenuis consonants...

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  • alveolar ejective fricative
    Alveolar ejective fricative
    The alveolar ejective fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is sʼ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is s_>.-Features:...

     
  • alveolar ejective
    Alveolar ejective
    The alveolar ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is t_>.-Features:Features of the aveolar ejective:...

     
  • bilabial ejective
    Bilabial ejective
    The bilabial ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is pʼ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is p_>.-Features:...

     
  • dental ejective
    Dental ejective
    The dental ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is t_n_>.-Features:...

     
  • palatal ejective
    Palatal ejective
    The palatal ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is c_>.-Features:Features of the palatal ejective:...

     
  • uvular ejective
    Uvular ejective
    The uvular ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is q_>.-Features:...

     
  • velar ejective
    Velar ejective
    The velar ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is kʼ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is k_>.-Features:Features of the velar ejective:...

     

Implosive consonant
Implosive consonant
Implusive consonants are stops with a mixed glottalic ingressive and pulmonic egressive airstream mechanism. That is, the airstream is controlled by moving the glottis downward in addition to expelling air from the lungs. Therefore, unlike the purely glottalic ejective consonants, implosives can...

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  • voiced alveolar implosive
    Voiced alveolar implosive
    The voiced alveolar implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is d_<...

     
  • voiced bilabial implosive
    Voiced bilabial implosive
    A voiced bilabial implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is b_<.-Features:...

     
  • voiced dental implosive 
  • voiced palatal implosive
    Voiced palatal implosive
    The voiced palatal implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is J\_<...

     
  • voiced uvular implosive
    Voiced uvular implosive
    The voiced uvular implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , a small capital letter G with a rightward pointing hook extending from the upper right of the letter...

     
  • voiced velar implosive
    Voiced velar implosive
    The voiced velar implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is g_<.-Features:...

     

Click consonant
Click consonant
Clicks are speech sounds found as consonants in many languages of southern Africa, and in three languages of East Africa. Examples of these sounds familiar to English speakers are the tsk! tsk! used to express disapproval, or the tchick! used to spur on a horse.Technically, clicks are obstruents...

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  • bilabial click
    Bilabial click
    The bilabial clicks are a family of click consonants found as phonemes only in the Tuu family, in the language of Botswana, in a single word in Hadza, and in the Damin ritual jargon of Australia....

    s etc.
  • labiodental clicks etc.
  • dental click
    Dental click
    The dental clicks are a family of click consonants found, as constituents of words, only in Africa and in the Damin ritual jargon of Australia....

    s etc.
  • dental lateral clicks etc.
  • (post)alveolar clicks
    Postalveolar click
    The alveolar or postalveolar clicks are a family of click consonants found only in Africa and in the Damin ritual jargon of Australia.The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents the forward articulation of these sounds is...

      etc.
  • alveolar lateral clicks etc.
  • retroflex click
    Retroflex click
    The retroflex clicks are a family of click consonants found only in Juu languages of southern Africa and in the Damin ritual jargon of Australia...

    s etc.
  • palatal click
    Palatal click
    The palato-alveolar clicks are a family of click consonants found only in Africa. They are commonly called palatal clicks.The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents the forward articulation of these sounds is . This must be combined with a symbol for the rear articulation to...

    s etc.
  • palatal lateral clicks "" etc.

Percussive consonants

  • bilabial percussive 
  • bidental percussive