Nasal palatal approximant
The nasal palatal approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some oral languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , that is, a j with a tilde. The equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is j~, and in the Americanist phonetic notation it is . The nasal palatal approximant is sometimes called a nasal yod; and may be called nasal glides. Features Features of the nasal palatal approximant: It is a nasal consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the nose, in this case in addition to through the mouth. Occurrence , written ny, is a common realization of before nasal vowels in many languages of West Africa that do not have a phonemic distinction between voiced nasal and oral stops, such as Yoruba, Ewe and Bini languages. See also Palatal nasal Nasal labio-velar approximant Labiodental nasal, which may be an approximant in the one language in which it is phonemic Voiceless nasal glottal approximant Index of phonetics articles Notes References Further reading External links Nasal consonants Palatal consonants Central consonants Voiced consonants Pulmonic consonants