Voiceless retroflex lateral fricative explained

Ipa Symbol:	ꞎ
Decimal:	42894
Imagefile:	IPA Unicode 0xA78E.svg

Above:	Voiceless retroflex lateral approximant
Ipa Symbol:	ɭ̊
Ipa Number:	156 402A
X-Sampa:	l`_0

The voiceless retroflex lateral fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The 'implicit' IPA letter for this sound, (IPA|ꞎ),^[1] is overtly supported by the extIPA.^[2]

Some scholars posit a voiceless retroflex lateral approximant distinct from the fricative. The approximant may be represented in the IPA as (IPA|ɭ̊ ).

Features

Features of the voiceless retroflex lateral fricative:

Occurrence

Family	Language	Word	IPA	Meaning	Notes
New Caledonian	Iaai				Described as an approximant. Contrasts with pronounced as /link/.
Dravidian	Toda	pronounced as /[paꞎ ]/		'valley'	Described as an approximant. Contrasts with pronounced as /link/ (as in pronounced as //paɭ// 'bangle').

See also

• Index of phonetics articles

External links

pronounced as /navigation/

Notes and References

1. Kirk Miller & Michael Ashby, L2/20-252R Unicode request for IPA modifier-letters (a), pulmonic
2. Ball . Martin J. . Martin J. Ball . Sara Howard (speech therapist) . Howard . Sara J. . Miller . Kirk . 2018 . Revisions to the extIPA chart . Journal of the International Phonetic Association . 48 . 2 . 155–164 . 10.1017/S0025100317000147 . 151863976.