A voiceless alveolar lateral affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is (often simplified to ), and in Americanist phonetic notation it is (barred lambda).
Features Features of a voiceless alveolar lateral affricate:
Occurrence Language Word IPA Meaning NotesArabicLevantine/tlete 'three'Allophone of /tl/Avar// 'to become'CherokeeOtali/ 'no'Chinese, She, Anhui'to chase'Classified as part of the Xiu-Yi () cluster of the proposed Huizhou Chinese family according to the Language Atlas of China.Chukchi 'Chukchi' Haida 'six' Hebrew 'complaint' Pronunciation of /tl/ sequence by some speakers. Icelandic 'cup' See Icelandic phonology. Ladin 'here' Gherdëina variant Nahuatl 'Nahuatl language'Pa Na'frost' Sahaptin 'jumping' Spanish Mexican 'Xóchitl' See Spanish phonology. Tlingit 'butterfly' Distinguishes aspirated and unaspirated Tsez / 'winter' Tswana 'hunger' Distinguishes aspirated and unaspirated
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Sources
Chen, Qiguang [陈其光]. 2001. "A Brief Introduction of Bana Language [巴那语概况]". Minzu Yuwen.
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