Voiced alveolar lateral affricate

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Voiced alveolar lateral affricate
d͡ɮ
λ
IPA Number
104 (149)
Audio sample
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Encoding
Entity (decimal)d​͡​ɮ
Unicode (hex)U+0064 U+0361 U+026E
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The voiced alveolar lateral affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is d͡ɮ (often simplified to ), and in Americanist phonetic notation it is ⟨λ⟩ (lambda). It is usually in free variation or an allophone of /ɮ/, /t͡ɬ/ or /l/; no known language contrasts [dɮ] and [ɮ].

Features

Features of the voiced alveolar lateral affricate:

  • Its manner of articulation is affricate, which means it is produced by first stopping the airflow entirely, then allowing air flow through a constricted channel at the place of articulation, causing turbulence.
  • Its
    alveolar ridge, termed respectively apical and laminal
    .
  • Its phonation is voiced, which means the vocal cords vibrate during the articulation.
  • It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only.
  • It is a lateral consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream over the sides of the tongue, rather than down the middle.
  • The
    intercostal muscles and abdominal muscles
    , as in most sounds.

Occurrence

Voiced alveolar lateral affricates are rare.

prestopped, depending on context, in which case it may be realized as [ᵈl] or as an affricate [ᵈɮ̤].[1] In the Nguni languages [d͡ɮ] occurs after nasals: /nɮ̤/ is pronounced [nd͡ɮ̤], with an epenthetic stop, in at least Xhosa[2] and Zulu.[3]

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Arabic Levantine تدليل tadlil [tæd͡ɮiːl] 'pampering' Allophone of /dl/ in some speakers
Avá-Canoeiro[4] Tocantins[4] [ˌtaːˈpid͡ɮɐ] '
Tapirus terrestris
'
Possible realisation of /l/. In the speech of people aged 40 to 80 years, the consonant is in free variation with [dl], [dʎ], [ʎ], [ɖ], [ɮ] and [l].[4]
Cherokee[5] ᏜᎺᎭ dlameha [d͡ɮaːmeːhá] 'bat' (mammal) Syllable onset and intervocalic allophone of /t͡ɬ/. See Cherokee phonology
Deg Xinag[6] sichidl [sət͡ʃʰəd͡ɮ] 'my younger brother' Syllable-final realization of /t͡ɬ/.[6]
Hebrew דלעת dlaʻat [d͡ɮaʔat] 'gourd' Allophone of /dl/ sequence in some speakers
Montana Salish
p̓əllič̓č [pʼəd͡ɮɮít͡ʃʼt͡ʃ] 'turned over' Positional allophone of /l/
Xhosa indlovu [ind͡ɮ̤ɔːv̤u][missing tone] 'elephant' Allophone of /ɮ̤/ after /n/
Pa Na[7] [d͡ɮau˩˧] 'deep'

References

  1. ^ Flemming, Edward; Ladefoged, Peter; Thomason, Sarah (August 1994). "Phonetic structures of Montana Salish". UCLA Working Papers in Phonetics. 87: 7.
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  3. ^ Rycroft, D. K.; Ngcobo, A. B. (1979). "Appendix B: Phonological Notes". Say it in Zulu. p. B6.
  4. ^ a b c Silva (2015:45)
  5. ^ Uchihara, Hiroto (2013). Tone and Accent in Oklahoma Cherokee (PDF) (PhD dissertation). Buffalo: State University of New York. p. 45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-09-04.
  6. ^ a b Hargus, Sharon (2009). Vowel quality and duration in Yukon Deg Xinag (PDF) (Report). p. 2.
  7. ^ Chén, Qíguāng [陈其光] (2001), Bā nà yǔ gàikuàng 巴那语概况 [A Brief Introduction of Bana Language], Minzu Yuwen

Bibliography

  • Silva, Ariel Pheula do Couto e (2015). Elementos de fonologia, morfossintaxe e sintaxe da língua Avá-Canoeiro do Tocantins (Master's dissertation).
    doi:10.26512/2015.03.D.18519 (inactive 2024-03-14).{{cite thesis}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of March 2024 (link
    )

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