Palatal consonant

Labial
Bilabial
Labiodental
Dental
Alveolar
Alveolopalatal
Postalveolar
Retroflex
Palatal
Labiovelar
Velar
Uvular
Pharyngeal
Glottal

In phonetics, palatal describes the articulation of a sound on the palate. A Palatal is formed by direct contact of the tongue with the front (hard) palate (Latin palatum durum) or by approximating the tongue on this (see: Velar ).

The International Phonetic Alphabet, the following formed by contact with the palate palatal consonants are represented:

[c ] voiceless palatal plosive
[ ɟ ] voiced palatal plosive
[ ɲ ] voiced palatal nasal
[ ç ] voiceless palatal fricative ( I - Sound) For example, in German I
[ ʝ ] voiced palatal fricative, the voiced counterpart to the German ( voiceless ) I -sound
[j ] voiced palatal approximant
[ ʎ ] voiced palatal lateral approximant
[ ʄ ] voiced palatal implosive
[! ] Palatal click