| Voiced palatal lateral affricate | |
|---|---|
| ɟʎ̝ | |
| ɟ𝼆̬ |
The voiced palatal lateral affricate is a rare consonantal sound, found in the Sandawe language. There are two ways it can be represented: traditional IPA ⟨ɟ͜ʎ̝⟩ or extIPA ⟨ɟ͜𝼆̬⟩.
Features
Features of the voiced alveolar 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 voiced, which means the vocal cords vibrate during the articulation.
- 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.
- Its airstream mechanism is pulmonic, which means it is articulated by pushing air solely with the intercostal muscles and abdominal muscles, as in most sounds.
Occurrence
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandawe | dlani | 'arrow' | Contrasts with voiceless and ejective affricates. Although initial contact varies from alveolar to palatal, frication is always palatal. | ||
References
- Sands, Bonny; Maddieson, Ian; Ladefoged, Peter (1996-06-15). "The phonetic structures of Hadza". Studies in African Linguistics. 25 (2): 171–204. doi:10.32473/sal.v25i2.107401. ISSN 2154-428X. S2CID 196094366.
