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The nasal palatal approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some oral languages. The symbol in the
International Phonetic Alphabet The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is an alphabetic system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin script. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standard written representation ...
that represents this sound is , that is, a j with a tilde. The equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is j~, and in the Americanist phonetic notation it is . The nasal palatal approximant is sometimes called a ''nasal yod''; and may be called nasal glides.


Features

Features of the nasal palatal approximant: * It is a
nasal consonant In phonetics, a nasal, also called a nasal occlusive or nasal stop in contrast with an oral stop or nasalized consonant, is an occlusive consonant produced with a lowered velum, allowing air to escape freely through the nose. The vast majo ...
, which means air is allowed to escape through the nose, in this case in addition to through the mouth.


Occurrence

, written , is a common realization of before nasal vowels in many languages of West Africa that do not have a phonemic distinction between voiced nasal and oral stops, such as Yoruba, Ewe and Bini languages.


See also

* Palatal nasal * Nasal labio-velar approximant * Labiodental nasal, which may be an approximant in the one language in which it is phonemic * Voiceless nasal glottal approximant * Index of phonetics articles


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External links

* {{IPA navigation Nasal consonants Palatal consonants Central consonants Voiced consonants Pulmonic consonants