Uvular nasal

The uvular nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ɴ⟩, a small capital version of the Latin letter n.

For a voiced pre-uvular nasal (also called post-velar), see voiced velar nasal.

Features

Features of the uvular nasal:

Its manner of articulation is occlusive, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract. Because the consonant is also nasal, the blocked airflow is redirected through the nose.

Its place of articulation is uvular, which means it is articulated with the back of the tongue (the dorsum) at the uvula.

Its phonation is voiced, which means the vocal cords vibrate during the articulation.

It is a nasal consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the nose, either exclusively (nasal stops) or in addition to through the mouth.

Because the sound is not produced with airflow over the tongue, the central–lateral dichotomy does not apply.

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