Voiced palatal lateral affricate

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Voiced palatal lateral affricate
ɟʎ̝
ɟ𝼆̬

The voiced palatal lateral affricate is a rare consonantal sound, found in the Sandawe language. There are two ways it can be represented: traditional IPA ɟ͜ʎ̝ or extIPA ɟ͜𝼆̬.

Features[edit]

Features of the voiced alveolar lateral affricate:

Occurrence[edit]

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Sandawe dlani [ɟʎ̝àní] 'arrow' Contrasts with voiceless and ejective affricates. Although initial contact varies from alveolar to palatal, frication is always palatal.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sands, Bonny; Maddieson, Ian; Ladefoged, Peter (1996-06-15). "The phonetic structures of Hadza". Studies in African Linguistics. 25 (2): 171–204. doi:10.32473/sal.v25i2.107401. ISSN 2154-428X. S2CID 196094366.