The velar approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is Velar approximant, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is M .
International Phonetic Alphabet Egressive Lowered (phonetics) Icelandic orthography Korean phonology Spanish orthography Icelandic phonology Irish orthography Oral consonant Airstream mechanism Central consonant Japanese phonology Spanish phonology Cherokee syllabary Cherokee language Irish phonology Speech X-SAMPA Voiced velar fricative Manner of articulation Glottis Phonation Soft palate Place of articulation Romanization of Japanese Front vowel Approximant consonant Consonant Velar consonant Tongue Lung Icelandic language Latin alphabet Kanji Korean language Revised Romanization of Korean Hangul Irish language Language Japanese language
