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palatalization

way of pronouncing a consonant in which part of the tongue is moved close to the hard palate
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palatalization

Summary

palatalization ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,226 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • palatalization is a type of secondary articulation[2].
  • palatalization's IPA transcription is recorded as ʲ[3].
  • palatalization's facet of is recorded as phonology[4].
  • palatalization's facet of is recorded as West Frisian[5].
  • palatalization's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6].
  • palatalization's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7].
  • palatalization's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8].
  • palatalization's different from is recorded as palatalization[9].
  • palatalization's uses is recorded as tongue[10].
  • palatalization's uses is recorded as hard palate[11].

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Definition and Type

palatalization is a type of secondary articulation[2].

Why It Matters

palatalization ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,226 views/month).[1] palatalization has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] palatalization is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

phonology

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → secondary articulation
    Different from → palatalization
    Uses → tongue, hard palate
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 19934, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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