11. While is in fact a velar consonant ,,, and are less obviously so. 12. That is the case of English, which is a velar consonant with secondary labial articulation. 13. Xavante is highly unusual in lacking velar consonants , except for the labio-velar approximant. 14. Velar consonants alternate with palatal consonants before / e / and sometimes before / a /.15. Thus, the alternation of in the two contexts is indicative of an underlying velar consonant . 16. The labialized velar consonants and have limited use, contrasting and almost solely before the vowel. 17. When " r " precedes a velar consonant , a is inserted between the two. 18. The term is now commonly extended to include also velar consonants , which deviates from the strict etymology. 19. As used in linguistics, such a definition includes all velar consonants , regardless of manner of articulation. 20. Notably, there are no velar consonants without secondary articulation : they are all either palatalized or labialized.
