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A nasal sound is a sound during whose production air travels up the nasal passage. In consonants, nasal is a manner of articulation.

Nasal is a feature which characterizes sounds that are produced by lowering the soft palate (=velum), allowing the air to escape through the nose. (Cf. damping for the spectral consequences of involving the nasal cavity in the articulation)

Examples

English has the following nasal consonants: [n], [m], [ŋ] (cf. bang).

Origin

Nasal is the relational adjective derived from Latin nasus 'nose'.

Links

Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics

Other languages

German Nasal (de)

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-A nasal is a [[phone]] that, when pronouncing the [[phone]] air travels up the nasal passage. Nasal is a [[manner of articulation]].
+A ''nasal'' sound is a sound during whose production air travels up the [[nasal passage]]. In consonants, ''nasal'' is a [[manner of articulation]].
-Nasals in English include (but are not limited to) [n], [m] and [ŋ].
+'''Nasal''' is a [[feature]] which characterizes sounds that are produced by lowering the soft palate (=velum), allowing the air to escape through the nose.  (Cf. [[damping]] for the spectral consequences of involving the nasal cavity in the articulation)
+===Examples===
+English has the following nasal consonants: [n], [m], [ŋ] (cf. ''bang'').
+===Origin===
+''Nasal'' is the relational adjective derived from Latin ''nasus'' 'nose'.
+=== Links ===
+[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Nasal&lemmacode=486 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
+===Other languages===
+German [[Nasal (de)]]
+{{dc}}
+[[Category:Phonetics and phonology]]
+[[Category:Articulation]]
+{{stub}}