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Sentences with VELAR

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"The velar sound is produced by obstructing airflow in the oral cavity."
2
"In phonetics, velar refers to a consonant sound produced by the back part of the tongue against the velum."
3
"The velar stop is a type of consonant produced by the back of the tongue against the soft part of the roof of the mouth."
4
"The velar fricative is another example of a sound produced by the back of the tongue against the palate."
5
"The velar lateral approximant is a rare sound made by the back of the tongue against the sides of the velum."
6
"Velarized alveolar lateral approximant refers to a sound that has both velar and alveolar characteristics."
7
"The velar trill is a sound produced by rapidly vibrating the uvula against the back of the tongue."
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"The English 'k' and 'g' sounds are velar consonants."
2
"The velar fricative /x/ is used in many languages, including German and Scottish Gaelic."
3
"In phonetics, the velar approximant is represented by the symbol [É°]."
4
"The velar nasal /ŋ/ is commonly found in English words like 'sing' and 'long'."
5
"The velar trill is a rare sound that occurs in certain dialects of Malayalam."
6
"In some languages, velar sounds may be palatalized when followed by front vowels."
7
"The word 'velum' refers to the soft part of the roof of the mouth that is involved in velar sounds."
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"The International Phonetic Alphabet uses various symbols to represent velar sounds."
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"The velar lateral approximant is a rare sound that occurs in the Xavante language of Brazil."
10
"The velar ejective /k'ʼ/ is a sound found in the Nuxalk language of British Columbia."
11
"In certain African languages, velar clicks are used as speech sounds."
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"The velar lateral flap is a sound found in the Kukuya language of Central Africa."
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