Alveolo-palatal consonant
| Places of articulation |
| Labial consonant |
| Bilabial consonant |
| Labiodental consonant |
| Linguolabial consonant |
| Coronal consonant |
| Interdental consonant |
| Dental consonant |
| Retroflex consonant |
| Alveolar consonant |
| Postalveolar consonant |
| Alveolo-palatal consonant |
| Dorsal consonant |
| Palatal consonant |
| Labial-palatal consonant |
| Velar consonant |
| Labial-velar consonant |
| Uvular consonant |
| Pharyngeal consonant |
| Epiglottal consonant |
| Glottal consonant |
| Place of articulation |
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In phonetics, alveolo-palatal are consonants articulated with the tip of the tongue between the alveolar ridge and the palate, but closer to the palate than for postalveolar consonants.
Alveolo-palatal consonants can be found in Chinese languages such as Mandarin Chinese, Hakka, Wu (Shanghainese) etc.
The following table displays only fricatives; other alveolo-palatal consonants like stops, nasals, are also possible. The alveolo-palatal consonants identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:
| IPA Symbol | Name | Example | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ɕ | Voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative | |||
| ʑ | Voiced alveolo-palatal fricative | |||