Palatal consonant
| Places of articulation |
| Labial consonant |
| Bilabial consonant |
| Labiodental consonant |
| Linguolabial consonant |
| Coronal consonant |
| Interdental consonant |
| Dental consonant |
| Retroflex consonant |
| Alveolar consonant |
| Postalveolar consonant |
| Alveolo-palatal consonant |
| Dorsal consonant |
| Palatal consonant |
| Labial-palatal consonant |
| Velar consonant |
| Labial-velar consonant |
| Uvular consonant |
| Pharyngeal consonant |
| Epiglottal consonant |
| Glottal consonant |
| Place of articulation |
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Palatal consonants are consonants articulated with the middle or back part of the tongue raised against the hard palate (the middle part of the roof of the mouth).
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 [S] (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 Symbol | Name | Example | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c | voiceless palatal plosive | Korean | [cal] | 살 jal (="well") |
| ɟ | voiced palatal plosive | Margi | [ɟaɗí] | (="hump of a cow") |
| ɲ | palatal nasal | Spanish | [maɲan̪a] | mañana (="morning") |
| ç | voiceless palatal fricative | German | [nɪçt] | nicht (="not") |
| ʝ | voiced palatal fricative | Spanish | [ʝema] | yema (="egg yolk") |
| j | palatal approximant | English | [jɛs] | yes |
| ʎ | lateral palatal approximant | Italian | [ʎi] | gli (="the (plural)") |
| ʄ | voiced palatal implosive | |||