Voiceless retroflex lateral fricative
Ipa symbolꞎ
Ipa symbol 2ɭ̊˔
Decimal42894
X-sampaK`
Voiceless retroflex lateral fricative
AboveVoiceless retroflex lateral approximant
Ipa symbolɭ̊
Ipa number156 402A
X-sampal`_0

A voiceless retroflex lateral fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The 'implicit' IPA letter for this sound, ,[1] is overtly supported by the extIPA.[2] In traditional IPA, it can be transcribed or dated .

A voiceless retroflex lateral approximant is transcribed in IPA as .

Features

Features of a voiceless retroflex lateral fricative:

Occurrence

FamilyLanguageWordIPAMeaningNotes
New CaledonianIaai[3][example needed]Described as an approximant. Contrasts with ɭ.[3]
DravidianToda[3][paɭ̊ ]'valley'Described as an approximant. Contrasts with ɭ (as in /paɭ/ 'bangle').[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Kirk Miller & Michael Ashby, L2/20-252R Unicode request for IPA modifier-letters (a), pulmonic
  2. ^ Ball, Martin J.; Howard, Sara J.; Miller, Kirk (2018). "Revisions to the extIPA chart". Journal of the International Phonetic Association. 48 (2): 155–164. doi:10.1017/S0025100317000147. S2CID 151863976
  3. ^ Ladefoged & Maddieson (1996), p. 198.