the tip of the tongue is called apex.
the tip of the tongue is called apex.
what is the tip of the tongue called?
apex
laminal consonant









































a laminal consonant is a phone produced by obstructing the air passage with the blade of the tongue, the flat top front surface just behind the tip of the tongue on the top. it contrasts with an apical consonant, produced by creating an obstruction with the tongue apex (tongue tip) only. the distinction applies only to coronal consonants, which use the front of the tongue.









































section::::compared to apical.









































although most languages do not contrast laminal and apical sounds, the distinction is found in a number of languages:
laminal consonant
some people with hsan2 experience a diminished sense of taste due to the loss of a type of taste bud on the tip of the tongue called lingual fungiform papillae.
hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy