Voiceless retroflex lateral fricative

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Voiceless retroflex lateral fricative
Audio sample
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Encoding
Entity (decimal)ꞎ
Unicode (hex)U+A78E
Voiceless retroflex lateral approximant
ɭ̊
IPA Number
156 402A
Encoding
X-SAMPAl`_0

The voiceless retroflex lateral fricative is a type of

extIPA.[2]

Some scholars[who?] posit a voiceless retroflex lateral approximant distinct from the fricative. The approximant may be represented in the IPA as ɭ̊ .

Features

Features of the voiceless retroflex lateral fricative:

Occurrence

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Iaai[3] [
example needed
]
Described as an approximant. Contrasts with /ɭ/.[3]
Toda[3] [paꞎ ] 'valley' Described as an approximant. Contrasts with /ɭ/ (as in /paɭ/ 'bangle').[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Kirk Miller & Michael Ashby, L2/20-252R Unicode request for IPA modifier-letters (a), pulmonic
  2. S2CID 151863976
    .
  3. ^ a b c d Ladefoged & Maddieson (1996), p. 198.

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