Nasal consonant: Difference between revisions

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* [n] is an [[alveolar consonant|alveolar]] or [[dental consonant|dental]] nasal

* [ɳ] voiced retroflex nasal

* [ɲ] voiced [[palatal consonant|palatal]] nasal; is an usual sound in European languages as in: [[Spanish language|Spanish]] ''ñ'',; or [[CatalanFrench language|CatalanFrench]] orand [[HungarianItalian language|HungarianItalian]]; ''nygn'',; or [[FrenchCatalan language|FrenchCatalan]] and [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] ''ny''; or [[ItalianPortuguese language|ItalianPortuguese]] ''gnnh''.

* [ŋ] voiced [[velar consonant|velar]] nasal, as in si'''ng'''

* [ɴ] voiced uvular nasal