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Places of articulation
Labial consonant
Bilabial consonant
Labiodental consonant
Linguolabial consonant
Coronal consonant
Interdental consonant
Dental consonant
Retroflex consonant
Alveolar consonant
Postalveolar consonant
Alveolo-palatal consonant
Dorsal consonant
Palatal consonant
Labial-palatal consonant
Velar consonant
Labial-velar consonant
Uvular consonant
Pharyngeal consonant
Epiglottal consonant
Glottal consonant
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Postalveolar (or palato-alveolar) consonants are consonants articulated with the tip of the tongue between the alveolar ridge (the place of articulation for alveolar consonants) and the palate (the place of articulation for palatal consonants).

The postalveolar consonants identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:


IPA SymbolNameExampleMeaning
ʃ voiceless palato-alveolar fricative English [ɹʌʃ] rush
ʒ voiced palato-alveolar fricative English [ɹuʒ] rouge


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Topics: Postalveolar Consonant, Postalveolar Click...

Postalveolar consonantPostalveolar (or palato-alveolar consonants are consonants articulated with the tip of the tongue between the alveolar ridge (the place of articulation for alveolar consonants) and the palate (the place of articulation for palatal consonants). The postalvPostalveolar clickThe postalveolar click is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is !\. Features of this consonant: Its manner of arti 
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