In several dialects of Central German, the cluster -nd- has been velarized to -ng-.
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Velarize
//ˈviːləɹaɪz//
Synonyms for "velarize"
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Catalan
1 entries- velaritzar verb (to raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 軟腭化 verb (to raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant)
German
1 entries- velarisieren verb (to raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant)
Japanese
1 entries- 軟口蓋化 verb (to raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant)
Russian
1 entries- веляризовать verb (to raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant)
Spanish
1 entries- velarizar verb (to raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant)
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