| Uvular lateral ejective affricate | |
|---|---|
| q𝼄̠ʼ | |
| qʟ̝̊ʼ |
Auvular lateral ejective affricate is a rare type ofconsonantal sound, usedallophonically in somespokenlanguages.
Features of a uvular lateral ejective affricate:
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ǂʼAmkoe | [ǂq𝼄̠ʼāú] | 'dark' | Occurs in apparently free variation with theuvular ejective affricate[qχʼ], both as a single consonant and as the release ofcontour clicks and other obstruents, which in some analyses are considered consonant clusters.[1] | |
| Gǀui | [q᫈ʟ̝̊ʼáà] | 'drink' | Occurs as a single consonant. This lateral affricate is more front than the central affricate release of the consonants/tqχ’/,/tsqχ’/ and analogous clicks, but it behaves as a uvular in that it cannot precede a non-back vowel.[2] | |