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The velar approximant is a type of Consonant al sound, used in some Spoken Language s. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is M\.


FEATURES


Features of the velar approximant:

  • Its Manner Of Articulation is Approximant , which means it is produced by bringing one articulator close to another but without the vocal tract being narrowed to such an extent that a turbulent airstream is produced.

  • Its Place Of Articulation is Velar which means it is articulated with the back part of the Tongue (the dorsum) against the Soft Palate (the velum).

  • Its Phonation type is voiced, which means the vocal cords are vibrating during the articulation.

  • It is an Oral Consonant , which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth.

  • It is a Central Consonant , which means it is produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the middle of the tongue, rather than the sides.

  • The Airstream Mechanism is Pulmonic Egressive , which means it is articulated by pushing air out of the Lung s and through the vocal tract, rather than from the Glottis or the mouth.



IN ENGLISH


English does not have the velar approximant. However, it does have the similar '' Labial-velar Approximant '' [w]. [w] has two places of articulation, Labial and Velar , whereas has only one, velar. To give some idea of how to pronounce , try to make a "w" sound without the labial articulation, that is, without bringing the lips together.


IN OTHER LANGUAGES


Cherokee


Cherokee has as a phoneme, although it is sometimes realized as its Allophone {Link without Title} . It is usually Romanized as "w". In the Cherokee Syllabary , it occurs in the following syllables: Ꮹ ''wa'', Ꮺ ''we'', Ꮻ ''wi'', Ꮼ ''wo'', Ꮽ ''wu'', Ꮾ ''wv'' ().


Spanish


Spanish has as an allophone of , which is only realised as initially or after Nasals , and as elsewhere (compare ''gato'' with ''el gato'' ).


French


French has as an allophone of before a vowel, like in ''ta gueule'' .


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