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alveolar consonant (dict)

Alveolar Consonant

Alveolars are consonants articulated with the tip of the tongue against the alveolar ridge, the internal side of the upper gums (known as the alveoles of the upper teeth). The alveolar consonants identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) are:
rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid black; background: gray; color: white"| IPA rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid black; background: gray; color: white"| Description style="border:1px solid black; background: gray; color: white" colspan="4"| Example
style="border:1px solid black; background: gray; color: white"|Language style="border:1px solid black; background: gray; color: white"|Orthography style="border:1px solid black; background: gray; color: white"|IPA style="border:1px solid black; background: gray; color: white"|Meaning
style="border:1px solid black"| style="border:1px solid black"|Voiceless alveolar plosive style="border:1px solid black"|English style="border:1px solid black"|tap style="border:1px solid black"|style="color:#700000; font-weight:bold"> style="border:1px solid black"|tap
style="border:1px solid black"| style="border:1px solid black"|voiced alveolar plosive style="border:1px solid black"|English style="border:1px solid black"|debt style="border:1px solid black"|style="color:#700000; font-weight:bold"> style="border:1px solid black"|debt
style="border:1px solid black"| style="border:1px solid black"|alveolar nasal style="border:1px solid black"|English style="border:1px solid black"|run style="border:1px solid black"|style="color:#700000; font-weight:bold"> style="border:1px solid black"|run
style="border:1px solid black"| style="border:1px solid black"|alveolar trill style="border:1px solid black"|Spanish style="border:1px solid black"|perro style="border:1px solid black"|style="color:#700000; font-weight:bold">ro style="border:1px solid black"|dog
style="border:1px solid black"| style="border:1px solid black"|alveolar flap style="border:1px solid black"|Spanish style="border:1px solid black"|pero style="border:1px solid black"|style="color:#700000; font-weight:bold"> style="border:1px solid black"|but
style="border:1px solid black"| style="border:1px solid black"|voiceless alveolar fricative style="border:1px solid black"|English style="border:1px solid black"|suit style="border:1px solid black"|style="color:#700000; font-weight:bold">sut style="border:1px solid black"|suit
style="border:1px solid black"| style="border:1px solid black"|voiced alveolar fricative style="border:1px solid black"|English style="border:1px solid black"|zoo style="border:1px solid black"|style="color:#700000; font-weight:bold">zu style="border:1px solid black"|zoo
style="border:1px solid black"| style="border:1px solid black"|voiceless alveolar lateral fricative style="border:1px solid black"|Mishnaic Hebrew style="border:1px solid black"|שׂין (śn) style="border:1px solid black"|style="color:#700000; font-weight:bold"> style="border:1px solid black"|The letter śn
style="border:1px solid black"| style="border:1px solid black"|voiced alveolar lateral fricative style="border:1px solid black"|Mishnaic Hebrew style="border:1px solid black"|למד (lāmedh) style="border:1px solid black"|style="color:#700000; font-weight:bold"> style="border:1px solid black"|The letter lāmedh
style="border:1px solid black"| style="border:1px solid black"|alveolar approximant style="border:1px solid black"|English style="border:1px solid black"|red style="border:1px solid black"|style="color:#700000; font-weight:bold"> style="border:1px solid black"|red
style="border:1px solid black"| style="border:1px solid black"|alveolar lateral approximant style="border:1px solid black"|English style="border:1px solid black"|loop style="border:1px solid black"|style="color:#700000; font-weight:bold">lup style="border:1px solid black"|loop
style="border:1px solid black"| style="border:1px solid black"|alveolar lateral flap style="border:1px solid black"|Venda style="border:1px solid black"| style="border:1px solid black"|style="color:#700000; font-weight:bold"> style="border:1px solid black"|to open
style="border:1px solid black"| style="border:1px solid black"|lateral alveolar click style="border:1px solid black"|Nama style="border:1px solid black"|||î style="border:1px solid black"|style="color:#700000; font-weight:bold">||ĩĩ style="border:1px solid black"|discussed

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