Voiced palatal lateral affricate

Voiced palatal lateral affricate
ɟʎ̝
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The voiced palatal lateral affricate is a sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is ⟨ɟʎ̝⟩. It is not in English.

Features

• The airstream mechanism is pulmonic. This means that this sound is produced by pushing air solely with the lungs and diaphragm, as in most sounds.
• The phonation is voiced. This means that the vocal cords vibrate while the sound is being pronounced.
• The place of articulation (where the sound is produced) is palatal. This means that this sound is produced with the middle or back part of the tongue raised to the hard palate.
• It is a lateral consonant. This means that this sound is produced by directing the airstream over the sides of the tongue, but not down the middle.
• The manner of articulation (how the sound is produced) is affricate. This means that this sound is produced by first stopping the air flowing from the mouth, then allowing air flow through a constricted channel at the place this sound is produced, to make turbulence.
• It is an oral consonant. This means that air is allowed to escape through the mouth only.

Examples

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.

Post-palatal

Voiced post-palatal lateral affricate
ɟ᫢ʎ̝˗
ɡ᫈ʟ̝᫈

The voiced post-palatal lateral affricate is a sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is ⟨ɟ᫢ʎ̝˗⟩, or ⟨ɡ᫈ʎ̝˖⟩. It is not in English.