Apical consonant
| Manners of articulation |
| Nasal consonant |
| Stop consonant |
| Fricative consonant |
| Affricate consonant |
| Apical consonant |
| Laminal consonant |
| Lateral consonant |
| Approximant consonant |
| Semivowel |
| Liquid consonant |
| Flap consonant |
| Trill consonant |
| Ejective consonant |
| Implosive consonant |
| Click consonant |
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An apical consonant is a phone produced by obstructing the air passage with the apex of the tongue (i.e. the tip of the tongue). This contrasts with laminal consonants, which are produced by creating an obstruction with the blade of the tongue (which is just behind the apex).
This is not a very common distinction, and typically applied only to fricatives and affricates.
The Basque language uses this distinction, as does Serbo-Croatian.
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