Voiceless palatal lateral affricate

Voiceless palatal lateral affricate
c𝼆
cʎ̥˔
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A voiceless palatal lateral affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. There are two ways it can be transcribed into IPA: extIPA ⟨c͜𝼆⟩ or traditional ⟨c͜ʎ̥˔⟩.

Features

Features of a voiceless palatal 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 place of articulation is palatal, which means it is articulated with the middle or back part of the tongue raised to the hard palate.
• Its phonation is voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords.
• It is an oral consonant, which means that air is not allowed to escape through the nose.
• 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.
• Its airstream mechanism is pulmonic, which means it is articulated by pushing air only with the intercostal muscles and abdominal muscles, as in most speech sounds.

Occurrence

The sound occurs in Hadza and, as an ejective (see), in Dahalo.

Language	Word	IPA	Meaning	Notes
Hadza	tlhakate	c͜𝼆ʰakate	"rhinoceros" (if dead)	Contrasts with ejective and aspirated forms. Although initial contact varies from alveolar to palatal, frication is always palatal.
	tlaa	c͜𝼆aʔa	"to meet, to follow"