Voiced retroflex lateral affricate explained

Ipa Symbol:ɖ
Ipa Symbol2:ɖɭ˔
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The voiced retroflex lateral affricate is a rare consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is (IPA|ɖ͡ɭ˔) or (implied) (IPA|ɖ͡); the latter is also extIPA.

Features

Features of the voiceless retroflex lateral affricate:

Occurrence

LanguageWordIPAMeaningNotes
Kamkata-viri[1] Kamviri dialectuḍlʹoa-pronounced as /[uˈɖoː]/to drive awayApical post-alveolar. Phonemically a sequence pronounced as //ɖl//.
Bhadarwahi[2] Bhalesi, Bhadrawahi dialectshaiḍḷpronounced as /[haiɖ͡]/"turmeric"From old /Cr/ clusters. Contrasts pronounced as //ʈ͡ꞎ ɖ͡ ɖ͡ʱ//

References

pronounced as /navigation/

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nurestâni Languages. Strand, Richard F.. 2010. Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition. 2015-06-20.
  2. Book: The Indo-Aryan Languages . Masica . 1991 . 210 . Cambridge University Press . 9780521299442 .