Liquid consonant (683 bytes)
3: ...ds; more specifically, they are [[approximant]] [[consonants]] that are not classified as [[semivowel]]s (gli...
5: ...[Lateral consonant|lateral liquids]] and [[rhotic consonant|rhotics]].
7: ...ters [{{IPA|l}}] and [{{IPA|ɹ}}] are typical liquids.
13: * [[stop consonant]]

Consonant (4614 bytes)
4: ...the modern linguistic understanding which defines consonants in terms of vocal tract constrictions.
6: ...h language|English]], the sound [m] in "mud" is a consonant, but in "prism", it occupies an entire syllable, ...
8: ...sometimes [[Y]] — the letter Y stands for a consonant in "yoke" but for a vowel in "myth", for example.
10: ...t sounds, so some letters represent more than one consonant, and [[digraph]]s like "sh" and "th" are used to ...
12: Each consonant can be distinguished by several features:

Glottalic consonant (2405 bytes)
1: A '''glottalic consonant''' is a [[consonant]] produced with some important contribution (a mo...
5: ==How to produce an ejective consonant==
11: The same principle applies to any ejective consonant, substituting the appropriate place of articulati...
13: ==How to produce an implosive consonant==
19: The same principle applies for other implosive consonants, only with the front closure produced elsewhere ...

Epiglottal consonant (1737 bytes)
2: An '''epiglottal consonant''' is a [[consonant]] that is articulated with the [[epiglottis]] aga...
4: The epiglottal consonants identified by the [[International Phonetic Alpha...

Affricate consonant (4005 bytes)
1: ...|fricative]] (or, in one language, into a [[trill consonant|trill]]).
6: ...eolar affricates where the fricative is [[lateral consonant|lateral]], such as the [tɬ] sound found in [...
27: * [[click consonant]]
29: * [[nasal consonant]]
30: * [[stop consonant]]

Implosive consonant (783 bytes)
3: ...out of the mouth via the lungs as in [[pulmonic]] consonants. This is accomplished by making a closure in the...
5: ...ty of implosive consonants are [[Voiced implosive consonant|voiced]], and they are frequent among [[African l...

Sibilant consonant (1147 bytes)

Guttural consonant (2791 bytes)
1: ...[[pharyngeal consonant]]s''', and '''[[epiglottal consonant]]s''' (q.v.).
3: ==Guttural consonants==
7: ...ndicating place of articulation, such as ''uvular consonant'', are generally preferred.
9: ==Popular attitudes towards guttural consonants==
11: ...] contains several [[velar consonant]]s, guttural consonants like the ones found in [[Arabic language|Arabic]...

Bilabial consonant (2522 bytes)
2: ...nt]] articulated with both [[lip]]s. The bilabial consonants identified by the [[International Phonetic Alpha...

Labiodental consonant (1938 bytes)
2: ...nd the upper teeth, or viceversa. The labiodental consonants identified by the [[International Phonetic Alpha...

Dental consonant (5554 bytes)
2: ...'l''' are all dental, whereas they are [[Alveolar consonant|alveolar]] in English.
4: The dental consonants identified by the [[International Phonetic Alpha...

Alveolar consonant (7253 bytes)
2: ...he ''alveoles'' of the upper teeth). The alveolar consonants identified by the [[International Phonetic Alpha...

Linguolabial consonant (3172 bytes)
2: ...nlike click consonants or ejectives. Linguolabial consonants are found in some [[Oceania|Oceanic languages]].
4: The linguolabial consonants identified by the [[International Phonetic Alpha...

Glottal consonant (2670 bytes)
3: '''Glottal consonants''' are [[consonant]]s articulated with the [[glottis]].
5: Glottal consonants in the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]]:
41: ... letter ''(called "Hamza")'' for the glottal stop consonant. For more details on this topic, see: [[Glottal s...
47: *[[Glottalic consonant]]

Oral consonant (763 bytes)
1: ...nants are oral consonants. The others are [[nasal consonants]].

Central consonant (599 bytes)
1: A '''central'' or ''medial consonant''' is a [[consonant]] sound that is produced when air flows across th...
3: Examples of central consonants are the [[voiceless velar plosive]] (the "k" in ...
5: ...tongue rather than over its center is a [[lateral consonant]].

Pharyngeal consonant (1925 bytes)
2: A '''pharyngeal consonant''' is a type of [[consonant]] which is articulated with the root of the [[ton...
4: Pharyngeal consonants in the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]] (IPA)...

Voiced consonant (676 bytes)
1: ...bration|vibrate]], as opposed to a '''[[voiceless consonant]]''', where the vocal cords are relaxed. Examples...

Emphatic consonant (410 bytes)
1: ...[velarized]], and [[ejective]] [[consonant]]s, or consonants that historically had one of these properties. ...

Flap consonant (848 bytes)
2: .... The main difference between a flap and a [[stop consonant]] is that in a flap, there is no buildup of air p...
4: The flap or tap consonants identified by the [[International Phonetic Alpha...

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