Velarise

verb

Definitions

1.verbTo raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of English pool.

2.verbTo replace a (usually more front) consonant with a velar.

"In several dialects of Central German, the cluster -nd- has been velarized to -ng-."

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