Velarized alveolar lateral approximant
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| ɫ | |
|---|---|
| Pulmonic Consonant | |
| IPA: | lˠ |
| X-SAMPA: | l_G or 5 |
| Kirshenbaum: | l<vzd> |
| Place of Articulation: | Alveolar (Velar) |
| Manner of Articulation: | Lateral Approximant |
| Phonological features: | [+consonantal] [+approximant] [+sonorant] [+contin-artic] [+contin-acous] [+delayed release] [+voice] [+CORONAL] [+anterior] [+lateral] [+DORSAL] [+high] |
The velarized lateral alveolar approximant is an 'l', pronounced with the tongue raised towards the velum. It is commonly an allophone of /l/. It is also called dark l, or in Latin studies l pinguis ‘fat l’.
Velarized lateral alveolar approximants in natlangs
| Voiced | l | full /fʊl/ [fʊɫ] |
| Voiced | l | volo /wolo:/ [ˈwɔɫoː] |
- [ɫ] appeared in Latin before any vowel but /i(ː)/, before any consonant but /l/, and word-finally. It was more velarized before consonants than vowels.
Velarized lateral alveolar approximants in conlangs
| Voiced | ł | łak (ɫak) |
| Voiced Geminated | łł |
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