Back Palataal AF Palataler Konsonant ALS غاري Arabic Consonante palatal AST Palatal BAR Небна съгласна Bulgarian তালব্য ব্যঞ্জনধ্বনি Bengali/Bangla པལཏལ BO Kensonenn staon BR Consonant palatal Catalan
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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). 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].