| Voiced retroflex lateral approximant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ɭ | |||
| IPA Number | 156 | ||
| Audio sample | |||
| Encoding | |||
| Entity (decimal) | ɭ | ||
| Unicode (hex) | U+026D | ||
| X-SAMPA | l` | ||
| Braille |   | ||
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The voiced retroflex lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ɭ ⟩, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is l`.
The retroflex lateral approximant contrasts phonemically with its voiceless counterpart /ɭ̊ / in Iaai and Toda.[1] In both of these languages it also contrasts with more anterior /l̥, l/, which are dental in Iaai and alveolar in Toda.[1]
- ^ a b Ladefoged & Maddieson (1996), p. 198.