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Retroflex lateral flap

Retroflex lateral flap
ɭ̆
ɺ˞
(= ɺ̢ )

The retroflex lateral flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It has no symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet, but the diacritic forms ⟨ɭ̆ ⟩ and ⟨ɺ˞ ⟩ are sometimes seen, and a dedicated ad hoc symbol ⟨ ⟩ (= ɺ̢ ) may be easily created (see below).

Features of the retroflex flap:

A retroflex lateral flap has been reported from Pashto (which even has a phonemic nasalized retroflexed lateral flap),Kresh,Wayuu (Goajiro), various languages of Sulawesi such as the Sangiric languages and Tolitoli (as an allophone of /ɺ/ after back vowels),

Other languages reported to have a retroflex lateral flap, either phonemically or phonetically, are Nambikwara in Brazil (plain and laryngealized), Buol and Totoli of Sulawesi, Gujarati, Kannada Rajasthani, Marathi and various Dravidian languages (among others) of India, Gaagudju in Australia, Purépecha in Mexico, Moro in Sudan, O'odham and Mohawk in the United States, Chaga in Tanzania, and Kanuri in Nigeria.


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