Voiceless palatal lateral affricate

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The voiceless palatal lateral affricate is a type of

• 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 place of articulation is palatal, which means it is articulated with the middle or back part of the tongue raised to the hard palate.
• Its phonation is voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords.
• 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.

The sound occurs in Hadza, Sandawe and, as a palatal lateral ejective affricate (see), in Dahalo.

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