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Revision as of 21:19, 12 November 2009
A velar sound is produced with the back of the tongue approaching or touching the velum, which is also known as the soft palate. These are not the same as velaric sounds (clicks).
- The velar sounds in English are [k,g,ŋ]
See Also
External Links
References
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
