Palatal Consonant: Consonant articulated with the body of the tongue against the hard palate
A palatal consonant is a consonant that is pronounced with the body (the middle part) of the tongue against the hard palate (which is the middle part of the roof of the mouth).
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There is only one palatal consonant in English which is [j], which is the sound for "y" in the English word "yes". The most common palatal consonant used in the world is [j].
Palatal consonant in IPA
These are the palatal consonants in the International Phonetic Alphabet:
| IPA | Description | Example | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Orthography | IPA | Meaning | ||
 | palatal nasal | French | agneau | [aɲo] | lamb |
 | voiceless palatal plosive | Hungarian | hattyú | [hɒcːuː] | swan |
 | voiced palatal plosive | Latvian | ģimene | [ɟimene] | family |
 | voiceless palatal fricative | German | nicht | [nɪçt] | not |
 | voiced palatal fricative | Spanish | yema | [ʝema] | egg yolk |
 | palatal approximant | English | yes | [jɛs] | yes |
 | palatal lateral approximant | Italian | gli | [ʎi] | the (masculine plural) |
 | voiced palatal implosive | Swahili | hujambo | [huʄambo] | hello |
 | palatal click | Nǁng | ǂoo | [ǂoo] | man, male |
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