Velar Approximant - Occurrence

Occurrence

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Cherokee ᏩᏥ wa-tsi 'watch' also represented by Ꮺ, Ꮻ, Ꮼ, Ꮽ, and Ꮾ
Guaraní gyresia 'Greece' Contrasts with .
Icelandic saga 'saga' See Icelandic phonology
Irish naoi 'nine' Occurs only between broad consonants and front vowels. See Irish phonology
Korean 의사 uisa 'doctor' Occurs only before /i/. See Korean phonology
Spanish pagar 'to pay' Intervocalic allophone of /ɡ/. See Spanish phonology
Tagalog igriega 'letter y' See Tagalog phonology

The sound in Japanese denoted by is often described as unrounded but is actually pronounced with lip compression and is therefore labio-velar, albeit with acoustic differences from other labio-velar consonants.

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