Velarization is a secondary articulation of consonants by which the back of the tongue is raised toward the velum during the articulation of the consonant.In the International Phonetic Alphabet, velarization can be indicated by one of two methods: A tilde or swung dash through the letter indicates either velarization or pharyngealization, as in [ɫ] (the velarized equivalent of [l]), or The symbol (a superscript gamma) after the letter standing for the velarized consonant, as in [tI… (More on Velarization)