Nasal consonant: Difference between revisions

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A '''nasal''' is a sound produced when the air is allowed to escape through the nose, while its oral passage may be blocked (by the action of the lips or the tongue).

* [m] is a voiced, [[labialBilabial consonantsconsonant|bilabial]] nasal

* [ɱ] is a voiced [[labiodental consonantsLabiodental consonant| labiodental]] nasal

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

* [ɳ] voiced [[Retroflex consonant|retroflex]] nasal

* [ɲ] voiced [[palatalPalatal consonant|palatal]] nasal; is an usual sound in European languages as in: [[Spanish language|Spanish]] ''ñ''; or [[French language|French]] and [[Italian language|Italian]] ''gn''; or [[Catalan language|Catalan]] and [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] ''ny''; or [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] ''nh''.

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

* [ɴ] voiced uvular nasal