Apalatal lateral ejective affricate is a rare type ofconsonantal sound, used in somespokenlanguages. The symbol in theInternational Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨c͜𝼆ʼ⟩ (extIPA; standard IPA: ⟨cʎ̥˔ʼ⟩).

It is a rare sound, found inDahalo, aCushitic language ofKenya, and inHadza, alanguage isolate ofTanzania. In Dahalo,/c͜𝼆ʼ/ contrasts with alveolar/t͜ɬʼ/, and in Hadza it contrasts with velar[k͜𝼄ʼ], an allophone of/kʼ/.

Features of a palatal lateral ejective affricate:

• Itsmanner of articulation isaffricate, which means it is produced by first stopping the airflow entirely, then allowing air flow through a constricted channel at the place of articulation, causing turbulence.
• Itsplace of articulation ispalatal, which means it is articulated with the middle or back part of thetongue raised to thehard palate.
• Itsphonation is un-voiced, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords.
• It is anoral consonant, which means that air is not allowed to escape through the nose.
• It is alateral consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream over the sides of the tongue, rather than down the middle.
• Theairstream mechanism isejective (glottalic egressive), which means the air is forced out by pumping theglottis upward.

The Hadza sound has been transcribed as[t͜𝼆ʼ], but alveolar contact of the tongue is variable and not distinctive.

• Affricates
• Lateral consonants
• Palatal consonants
• Ejectives
• Oral consonants

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