Voiceless retroflex flap explained

Above:Voiceless retroflex flap
Ipa Number:105 402B
Ipa Symbol:ɽ̊
Xsampa:r`_0
Unicode:U+027D U+030A

The voiceless retroflex flap or tap is a sound that has been reported to occur as a dialectal realization of pronounced as //ʂ// in the Dhivehi language. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is (IPA|ɽ̊), and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is r`_0.

Features

Features of the voiceless retroflex flap:

Occurrence

LanguageWordIPAMeaningNotes
DhivehiSome dialectsMay be a trill instead. Corresponds to pronounced as //ʂ// in other dialects.
NorwegianSelbu dialectNorwegian: [[Norwegian alphabet|mø'''l'''k]]pronounced as /[mœɽ̊k]/'milk'Uncommon allophone of before k and p.[1]
SwedishÅngermanland dialectSwahili: [[Swedish alphabet|mjö'''l'''k]]pronounced as /[mi̯ɔɽ̊k]/'milk'Retroflex pronunciation of /l/ before k and p always voiceless in western Ångermanland dialects.[2]

External links

pronounced as /navigation/

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dalen. Arnold. Trøndersk språkhistorie. 15 October 2008. Fagbokforlaget. 978-82-519-2330-9.
  2. Book: Nordlander, Johan . Ordbok över Multråmålet . Fritzes bokförlag . 1933 . Stockholm . VIII . sv.