Velar (definition)

A velar sound is produced with the back of the tongue approaching or touching the velum (also known as the soft palate) at the back of the mouth.

• The velar sounds in English are [k] as in kick, [g] as in get, and [ŋ] the sound at the end of the word sing

See Also

• Alveolar (definition)
• Glottal (definition)
• Dental (definition)
• Labial (definition)
• Palatal (definition)
• Pharyngeal (definition)
• Place of Articulation (definition)
• Consonant (definition)

External Links

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velar

References

• Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
• Ladefoged, Peter (1993) A Course in Phonetics Third Edition. London: Harcourt Press.