Voiced velar lateral approximant

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Velar lateral approximant
ʟ
IPA number158
Encoding
Entity (decimal)ʟ
Unicode (hex)U+029F
X-SAMPAL\
KirshenbaumL
Braille⠔ (braille pattern dots-35)⠇ (braille pattern dots-123)
Listen

The voiced velar lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in a very small number[1] of spoken languages in the world. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ʟ⟩ (since 1989) and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is L\.

The velar laterals of the world often involve a prestopped realization [ɡ͡ʟ].[2]

Features[edit]

Features of the velar lateral approximant:

Occurrence[edit]

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
English Some dialects[3][clarification needed] milk About this sound[mɪʟk]  'milk' May occur before velar and labial consonants. See English phonology
Hiw[4] evov [ɡ͡ʟəβɡ͡ʟɔβ] 'evening' Realized as prestopped [ɡ͡ʟ].
Melpa[5] [paʟa] 'fence'
Mid-Wahgi[3] aglagle [aʟaʟe] 'dizzy'

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  • François, Alexandre (2010), "Phonotactics and the prestopped velar lateral of Hiw: resolving the ambiguity of a complex segment", Phonology, 27 (3): 393–434, doi:10.1017/s0952675710000205
  • Ladefoged, Peter (2005), Vowels and Consonants (2nd ed.), Blackwell
  • Roca, Iggy; Johnson, Wyn (1999), A Course in Phonology, Blackwell Publishing