Voiced retroflex lateral fricative
𝼅(ɮ̢)
ɭ˔
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Entity(decimal)	𝼅
Unicode(hex)	U+1DF05
X-SAMPA	K\`
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Avoiced retroflex lateral fricative is a type ofconsonantal sound. The 'implicit'IPA letter for this sound, ⟨𝼅⟩^[1] is overtly supported by theextIPA.^[2] Using obsolete IPA diacritics, the sound may be transcribed ⟨ɭ˔⟩.

Features of a voiced retroflex lateral fricative:

• Itsmanner of articulation isfricative, which means it is produced by constricting air flow through a narrow channel at the place of articulation, causingturbulence.
• Itsplace of articulation isretroflex, which prototypically means it is articulatedsubapical (with the tip of the tongue curled up), but more generally, it means that it ispostalveolar without beingpalatalized. That is, besides the prototypical subapical articulation, the tongue can beapical (pointed) or, in some fricatives,laminal (flat).
• Itsphonation is voiced, which means the vocal cords vibrate during the articulation.
• 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.
• Itsairstream mechanism ispulmonic, which means it is articulated by pushing air only with theintercostal muscles andabdominal muscles, as in most sounds.

• Index of phonetics articles

• Gurubasave Gowda, K.S. (1972),Ao-Naga Phonetic Reader, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages

• Fricative consonants
• Lateral consonants
• Pulmonic consonants
• Voiced oral consonants
• Retroflex consonants

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