Palatal

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A palatal segment is a segment that is articulated with the front part of the tongue against the hard palate.

Examples

Examples of palatals are the sound [ɳ] (written ñ) in Spanish niño 'child', and the sound [c] (written ty) in Hungarian atya 'father'.

Origin

Derived from palate (borrowed into English from Latin palatum), and attested since the 17th century.

Other languages

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