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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 Template:Angbr IPA, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is l`.

The retroflex lateral approximant contrasts phonemically with its voiceless counterpart {{#invoke:IPA|main}} in Iaai and Toda.Template:Sfnp In both of these languages it also contrasts with more anterior {{#invoke:IPA|main}}, which are dental in Iaai and alveolar in Toda.Template:Sfnp

FeaturesEdit

Features of the voiced retroflex lateral approximant:

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OccurrenceEdit

In the following transcriptions, diacritics may be used to distinguish between apical {{#invoke:IPA|main}} and laminal {{#invoke:IPA|main}}.

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Bashkir lang}} Template:Audio-IPA 'wind' Apical retroflex lateral; occurs in front vowel contexts.
Dhivehi ފަޅޯ / falhoa [{{#invoke:IPA|main}}] 'papaya' Represented by the Thaana letter ޅ (lhaviyani).
Enindhilyagwa lang}} {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'emu'
Faroese lang}} {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'early' main}} after {{#invoke:IPA|main}}. See Faroese phonology
French StandardTemplate:Sfnp lang}} {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'beautiful leg' main}} before {{#invoke:IPA|main}} and {{#invoke:IPA|main}} for some speakers.Template:Sfnp See French phonology
Gujarati lang}} {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'tap' Represented by a Template:Angbr. Pronounced as {{#invoke:IPA|main}}.Template:Sfnp
Kannada lang}} {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'sesame' Represented by a Template:Angbr
Katukina-KanamariTemplate:Sfnp {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'to go'
Khanty Eastern dialects {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'bit'
Some northern dialects
Korean lang}} / {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'pine' Represented by a Template:Angbr. May also be pronounced as {{#invoke:IPA|main}}.
Malayalam Malayalam script lang}} Template:Audio-IPA 'Malayalam' Represented by the letter Template:Angbr. Sub apical retroflex. Long and short forms are contrastive word-mediallyTemplate:Sfnp<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Arabi Malayalam (Mapilla) lang}}
MapudungunTemplate:Sfnp lang}} {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'hare' main}}; may be Template:IPAblink or Template:IPAblink instead.Template:Sfnp
Marathi lang}} Template:Ipa 'baby/child' Represented by a Template:Angbr. Pronounced as {{#invoke:IPA|main}}. See Marathi phonology.
Miyako Irabu dialect lang}} Template:Ipa 'daytime' main}} used everywhere except syllable-initially.
Norwegian Eastern and central dialects lang}} {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'dangerous' See Norwegian phonology
Odia lang}} {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'fruit' Represented by a Template:Angbr. Pronounced as {{#invoke:IPA|main}}.Template:Sfnp
Parkari Koli lang}} {{#invoke:IPA|main}} ' clouds
Rajasthani lang}} {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'fruit' Represented by a ⟨ळ⟩.
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lang}} {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'lightning' or 'flash' See Paiwan phonology
Punjabi Gurmukhi lang}} {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'dew' Represented by a Template:Angbr and Template:Angbr. Font support may be required to see the letter in Shahmukhi.
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Sanskrit Vedic lang}} {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'the mythological bird who Is the vahana of Lord Vishnu' Represented by a Template:Angbr. Pronounced as {{#invoke:IPA|main}}.This consonant was present in Vedic Sanskrit but had become /ɖ/ ⟨ड⟩ in classical Sanskrit. See Vedic Sanskrit and Sanskrit phonology.
Swedish lang}} Template:Audio-IPA 'murmur' (noun) See Swedish phonology
TamilTemplate:Sfnp lang}} / {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'person' Represented by a Template:Angbr. See Tamil phonology
Telugu lang}} Template:Audio-IPA 'water' Represented by a Template:Angbr
Wu Chinese Northern Wu (Linping variety) lang}}/er2 {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'conjunction (literary)' A rhotic consonant (cf. Changzhounese {{#invoke:IPA|main}})

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