Voiceless retroflex lateral affricate

The voiceless retroflex lateral affricate is a rare consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is ʈ͜ɭ̊˔, and in extIPA ʈꞎ.

Voiceless retroflex lateral affricate
ʈɭ̊˔
ʈꞎ
IPA Number105 156 402A 429

Features

Features of the voiceless retroflex 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. In some languages the vocal cords are actively separated, so it is always voiceless; in others the cords are lax, so that it may take on the voicing of adjacent sounds.
  • 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

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Kamkata-viri[1] Kamviri dialect ṭlak′a ṭlaka [ʈɭ̊˔əˈɡ̆ə ʈɭ̊˔əɡ̆ə] rattle Apical post-alveolar. Phonemically a sequence /ʈl/.[1]

References

  1. Strand, Richard F. (2010). "Nurestâni Languages". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
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