Voiceless palatal lateral affricate

The voiceless palatal lateral affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. There are two ways it can be represented: either by using pure IPA for c͜ʎ̥˔, or extIPA for c͜𝼆 (PUA c͡).

Voiceless palatal lateral affricate
cʎ̥˔
c𝼆

Features

Features of the voiceless 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 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.

Occurrence

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

LanguageWordIPAMeaningNotes
Hadzatlakate[c͡ʎ̥˔akate]'rhinoceros'Contrasts with ejective and aspirated forms. Although initial contact varies from alveolar to palatal, frication is always palatal.
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