The 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 ⟨ɡ͜ʟ̝⟩, though in extIPA ⟨ɡ͜𝼄̬⟩ is preferred. This consonant exists in the Hiw and Ekagi languages.
Voiced velar lateral affricate | |
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ɡʟ̝ | |
ɡ𝼄̬ | |
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Features of the voiced velar lateral affricate:
Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes |
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Ekari | [example needed] | |||
Hiw | qr̄ē | [kʷg͡ʟɪ] | 'dolphin' | Contrasts with /r/ in recent loanwords.[1] |