In phonetics, alveolo-palatal are consonants articulated with the tip of the tongue between the alveolar ridge and the palate, but closer to the palate than for postalveolar consonants. Alveolo-palatal consonants can be found in Chinese languages such as Mandarin, Hakka, and Wu, as well as Abkhaz, Polish and Ubykh. The alveolo-palatal consonants in the International Phonetic Alphabet are:
Note: The table displays only fricatives; other alveolo-palatal consonants such as stops and nasals are also possible but very seldom used.
