Palatal consonant

Palatal consonants are consonants articulated with the body of the tongue raised against the hard palate (the middle part of the roof of the mouth). Consonants with the tip of the tongue curled back against the palate are called retroflex.

Warning: the IPA symbols Template:IPA are commonly used, not for palatal stops, but for the postalveolar affricates Template:IPA. This is an old IPA tradition. True palatal stops are relatively uncommon, so it is a good idea to verify the pronunciation whenever you see Template:IPA in the transcription of a language.

Consonants with other primary articulations may be palatalised, that is, accompanied by the raising of the tongue surface towards the hard palate. For example, English Template:IPA (spelled sh) has such a palatal component, although its primary articulation involves the tip of the tongue and the upper gum (this type of articulation is called palatoalveolar). The palatal consonants identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:

IPA	Description	Example
IPA	Description	Language	Orthography	IPA	Meaning
Image:Xsampa-J.png	palatal nasal	Spanish	mañana	[[[Template:IPA]]Template:IPATemplate:IPA]	morning, tomorrow
Image:Xsampa-c.png	voiceless palatal plosive	Hungarian	hattyú	[[[Template:IPA]]Template:IPATemplate:IPA]	swan
Image:Xsampa-Jslash.png	voiced palatal plosive	Margi	Template:IPATemplate:IPA	[Template:IPATemplate:IPA]	hump of a cow
Image:Xsampa-C2.png	voiceless palatal fricative	German	nicht	[[[Template:IPA]]Template:IPATemplate:IPA]	not
Image:Xsampa-jslash2.png	voiced palatal fricative	Spanish	yema	[Template:IPATemplate:IPA]	egg yolk
Image:Xsampa-j2.png	palatal approximant	English	yes	[Template:IPATemplate:IPA]	yes
Image:Xsampa-L2.png	lateral palatal approximant	Italian	gli	[Template:IPATemplate:IPA]	the (masculine plural)
Image:Xsampa-Jslash lessthan.png	voiced palatal implosive

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Palatal consonant

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