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Alveolo-palatal consonant

In phonetics, alveolo-palatal are consonants articulated with the tip of the tongue between the alveolar ridge and the palate, but closer to the palate than for postalveolar consonants.

The alveolo-palatal consonants identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:

IPA Symbol	Name	Example		Meaning
ɕ	Voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative
ʑ	Voiced alveolo-palatal fricative

See also

• place of articulation
• List of phonetics topics

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