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nasal consonant

consonant pronounced by letting air escape through the nose but not through the mouth
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Summary

nasal consonant is a manner of articulation[1]. It draws 1,263 Wikipedia views per month (manner of articulation category, ranking #3 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: vocal sound[3]
  • Named after: nasalization[4]
  • Subclass of: consonant[5], occlusive consonant[6]
  • Opposite of: oral consonant[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Nasal consonants[8]
  • Main Wikidata property: P5481[9]
  • Fabrication method: nasalization[10]

Why It Matters

nasal consonant has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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