Voiced velar lateral affricate explained

Above:	Voiced velar lateral affricate
Ipa Symbol:	ɡʟ̝
Ipa Symbol2:	ɡ̬

The voiced velar lateral affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is (IPA|ɡ͜ʟ̝), though in extIPA (IPA|ɡ̬͜) is preferred. This consonant exists in the Hiw and Ekagi languages.

Features

Features of the voiced velar lateral affricate:

Occurrence

Language	Word	IPA	Meaning	Notes
Ekari
Hiw	q'''r̄'''ē	pronounced as /[kʷg​͡ʟɪ]/	'dolphin'	Contrasts with /r/ in recent loanwords.^[1]

See also

• List of phonetic topics

References

pronounced as /navigation/

Notes and References

1. François . Alexandre . Phonotactics and the prestopped velar lateral of Hiw: resolving the ambiguity of a complex segment . Phonology . December 2010 . 27 . 3 . 393–434 . 10.1017/S0952675710000205 . 20 January 2024 . en . 0952-6757 . 62628417.