Nasal consonant
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A nasal consonant is a consonant where the airflow is directed through the nose. These are generally assumed to be nasal stops. However, in some languages, such as Portuguese, a nasal consonant may have stop and non-stop allophones. In general, therefore, a nasal consonant may be:
- a nasal stop, such as English m, n, ng
- a nasal approximant, as in Brazilian Portuguese nh
- a nasal flap, such as the nasal retroflex lateral flap in Pashto
- a nasal click, such as Zulu nq, nx, nc
- other nasalized consonants, such as prenasalized stops and nasalized fricatives
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