lingual

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Those made by the lips are termed labials; those by pressing the tongue against the teeth, dentals; those by the tongue, linguals.

From Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics by Steele, Joel Dorman

With respect to the remaining linguals, l, n, r, a corresponding distinction will be found to take place in their pronunciation, and likewise in the changes they suffer by inflection.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander

Syllables are unconsciously dropped out, blurred, or run into one another, or imperfectly uttered; especially is difficulty found with consonants, particularly explosive sounds, b, p, m; again, linguals and dentals are difficult to utter.

From The Brain and the Voice in Speech and Song by Mott, F. W. (Frederick Walker)

Now let us leave out the vowels and linguals, and deal only with the mutes.

From A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder by De Mille, James