Voiced velar lateral affricate

A voiced velar lateral affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , though in extIPA is available. This consonant exists in the Hiw and Ekari languages.

Features Features of a voiced velar lateral affricate:

Occurrence LanguageWordIPAMeaningNotesEkari 'head' Before front vowels.Hiw'dolphin'May be realized as an affricate , prestopped , or a laterally released stop . Contrasts with /r/ in recent loanwords.Kanite'dog'May be realized as an affricate or a tap .

See also Index of phonetics articles

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