Voiced Velar Nasal

Here we have information about Voiced Velar Nasals. We will define what a Voiced Velar Nasal is, show you some examples of words that contain a Voiced Velar Nasal, and even provide audio recordings so that you can listen to these examples, solidifying your overall understanding of Voiced Velar Nasals.

Voiced means that the vocal folds are vibrating.

Velar refers to your soft palate, so velar sounds are produced when the back part of your tongue articulates with your soft palate. You can feel your soft palate with your tongue if you begin by placing your tongue on your hard palate. Trace it towards the back of your mouth and you should eventually feel a slight change in texture as your tongue hits the softer surface of your soft palate. It should feel like a “drop off,” except your soft palate is actually higher than your hard palate.

Nasal means that the soft palate (velum) is lowered, causing air to come out your nose instead of through your oral cavity like most other sounds.

Below we have listed some examples of words that contain a Voiced Velar Nasal. We have also included the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription and the audio recording of each example for your convenience.

Sing = [sɪŋ]

Wrung = [ɹʌŋ]

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