Palatal approximant

j
Pulmonic Consonant
IPA:	j
X-SAMPA:	j
Kirshenbaum:	j
Place of Articulation:	Palatal
Manner of Articulation:	Approximant
Phonological features:	[+consonantal] [+approximant] [+sonorant] [+contin-artic] [+contin-acous] [+delayed release] [+voice] [+DORSAL]   [+high]   [+front]   [+tense]

Palatal fricatives in natlangs

English

Plain

y

yet, /jɛt/

Japanese

Plain

や, よ, ゆ (ya, yo, yu)

四, /jon/

Palatal fricatives in conlangs

Toki Pona

Plain

j

jelo “yellow”

Etimri

Plain

j

jof (fem) and jod (masc) “gross”

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