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The voiceless velar stop is a common sound. Its voiced equivalent is [[Voiced velar stop|ɡ]].  
The voiceless velar stop is a common sound. Its voiced equivalent is [[Voiced velar stop|g]].  


Velar stops often palatalize before front vowels; this effect may be seen in many languages' traditional pronunciations of Latin "c", originally /k/.
Velar stops often palatalize before front vowels; this effect may be seen in many languages' traditional pronunciations of Latin "c", originally /k/.

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k
Pulmonic Consonant
IPA: k
X-SAMPA: k
Place of Articulation: Velar
Manner of Articulation: Stop
Phonological features: [+consonantal]
[+DORSAL]
  [+high]

The voiceless velar stop is a common sound. Its voiced equivalent is g.

Velar stops often palatalize before front vowels; this effect may be seen in many languages' traditional pronunciations of Latin "c", originally /k/.

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