^Lithuanian makes contrasts between palatalized and unpalatalized consonants. Palatalized consonants are denoted by [ʲ] and are pronounced with the body of the tongue raised toward the hard palate, like the articulation of the y sound in yes.
^ 2.02.12.22.32.42.52.6Phonemes /f/, /fʲ/, /ɣ/, /ɣʲ/, /x/, /xʲ/, and /ɔ/ occur only in loanwords.
^ 3.03.1[ŋ] and [[ŋʲ] are allophones of /n/ and /nʲ/, respectively, before velar consonants.
