velarize
/ˈviːləɹaɪz/
verb
- 1
To raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of English pool.
- 2
To 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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