consonant articulated with the back of the tongue From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A dorsal consonant is a sound made with the back of your tongue. Dorsal sounds include palatal consonants, velar consonants and uvular consonants. For example, [k] and [j] are dorsal but [t] and [h] are not.
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