Velar consonants are articulated with the back part of the tongue against the soft palate, the back part of the roof of the mouth.
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Velar
/ˈviːlɚ/
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5 entriessoft palatevelar approximantvelar fricativevelar nasalvelar stop
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9 entriesvelar articulationvelar consonantvelar fricativevelar nasalvelar place of articulationvelar regionvelar soundvelar stopvelarization process
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The Yiddish word מעשׂה is pronounced "mayse," "mase," or "manse," the last of which contains a remnant of an old velar nasal pronunciation of the letter ayin.
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