Alveolar lateral ejective fricative

Alveolar lateral ejective fricative
ɬ’
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The alveolar lateral ejective fricative is a type of consonantal sound, reported in the Northwest Caucasian languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ɬʼ.

Features

Features of the alveolar lateral ejective fricative:

Occurrence

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Adyghe лӀы  [ɬʼə]  'man'
Kabardian плӀы  [pɬʼə]  'four'
Tlingit ook  [ɬʼuːk]  ‘fish’

See also

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