Editing Lateral consonant (section)

==List of laterals==

===Approximants===
* [[Voiced dental lateral approximant]] {{IPA|[l̪]}} (in [[Arabic]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]])
* [[Voiced alveolar lateral approximant]] {{IPA|[l]}} (in [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[English language|English]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]])
* [[Voiced retroflex lateral approximant]] {{IPA|[ɭ]}} (in [[Dhivehi language|Dhivehi]], [[Korean language|Korean]], [[Telegu language|Telegu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]])
* [[Voiced palatal lateral approximant]] {{IPA|[ʎ]}} (in [[Aymara language|Aymara]], [[Anindilyakwa language|Anindilyakwa]])
* [[Voiced velar lateral approximant]] {{IPA|[ʟ]}} (in [[Wahgi language|Wahgi]])
* [[Voiced uvular lateral approximant]] {{IPA|[ʟ̠]}} (in some American dialects)

===Fricatives===
* [[Voiceless dental lateral fricative]] {{IPA|[ɬ̪]}} (in [[Wahgi language|Wahgi]])
* [[Voiced dental lateral fricative]] {{IPA|[ɮ̪]}} (allophonic in Wahgi)
* [[Voiceless alveolar lateral fricative]] {{IPA|[ɬ]}} (in [[Adyghe language|Adyghe]], [[Chukchi language|Chukchi]], [[Kabardian language|Kabardian]], [[Navajo language|Navajo]], [[Welsh language|Welsh]])
* [[Voiced alveolar lateral fricative]] {{IPA|[ɮ]}} (in Adyghe, Kabardian, [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]], [[Tigak language|Tigak]])
* [[Voiceless retroflex lateral fricative]] {{IPA|[ꞎ]}} (in [[Toda language|Toda]])
* [[Voiced retroflex lateral fricative]] {{IPA|[ɭ˔]}} ({{IPA|[𝼅]}}) (in [[Ao language|Ao]])
* [[Voiceless palatal lateral fricative]] {{IPA|[𝼆]}} (in [[Dahalo language|Dahalo]], [[Inupiaq language|Inupiaq]])
* [[Voiced palatal lateral fricative]] {{IPA|[ʎ̝]}} ({{IPA|[𝼆̬]}}) (allophonic in [[Jebero language|Jebero]])
* [[Voiceless velar lateral fricative]] {{IPA|[𝼄]}} (in [[Archi language|Archi]], [[Nii language|Nii]], Wahgi)
* [[Voiced velar lateral fricative]] {{IPA|[ʟ̝]}} ({{IPA|[𝼄̬]}}) (in [[Archi language|Archi]], allophonic in Wahgi)

Only the alveolar lateral fricatives have dedicated letters in the IPA proper, though the retroflex letters are 'implied'. The others are provided by the [[extIPA]].
* [[Voiceless lateral-median fricative]] {{IPA|[θ̠ˡ]}} or extIPA {{IPA|[ʪ]}} (in [[ʽAsir province|Al-Rubūʽah]] [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Mehri language|Mehri]])
* [[Voiced lateral-median fricative]] {{IPA|[ð̠ˡ]}} or extIPA {{IPA|[ʫ]}} (in [[Rijal Almaa]] [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Mehri language|Mehri]])

===Affricates===
* [[Voiceless alveolar lateral affricate]] {{IPA|[tɬ]}} (in Navajo, [[Tlingit language|Tlingit]])
* [[Voiced alveolar lateral affricate]] {{IPA|[dɮ]}} (allophonic in Zulu and Xhosa)
* [[Voiceless retroflex lateral affricate]] {{IPA|[ʈꞎ]}} (in [[Bhadrawahi language|Bhadrawahi]])
* [[Voiced retroflex lateral affricate]] {{IPA|[ɖɭ˔]}} ({{IPA|[ɖ𝼅]}}) (in [[Bhadrawahi language|Bhadrawahi]])
* [[Voiceless palatal lateral affricate]] {{IPA|[c𝼆]}} (perhaps prepalatal in [[Sandawe language|Sandawe]] and [[Hadza language|Hadza]])
* [[Voiced palatal lateral affricate]] {{IPA|[ɟʎ̝]}} (perhaps prepalatal in [[Sandawe language|Sandawe]])
* [[Voiceless velar lateral affricate]] {{IPA|[k𝼄]}} (in [[Archi language|Archi]], [[Laghuu language|Laghuu]], [[Muji language|Muji]])
* [[Voiced velar lateral affricate]] {{IPA|[ɡʟ̝]}} (in [[Hiw language|Hiw]], [[Laghuu language|Laghuu]], [[Muji language|Muji]])

===Flaps===
* [[Voiceless alveolar lateral flap]] {{IPA|[ɺ̥]}} (in [[Yavitero language|Yavitero]],{{sfnp|Mosonyi|Esteban|2000|pp=594–661}} [[Karu language|Karu]])
* [[Voiced alveolar lateral flap]] {{IPA|[ɺ]}} (in [[Wayuu language|Wayuu]], [[Iwaidja language|Iwaidja]])
* [[Voiceless retroflex lateral flap]] {{IPA|[𝼈̥]}} (allophonic in Wahgi)
* [[Voiced retroflex lateral flap]] {{IPA|[𝼈]}} (in [[Pashto language|Pashto]], [[Iwaidja language|Iwaidja]])
* [[Palatal lateral flap]] {{IPA|[ʎ̮]}} (allophonic in [[Iwaidja language|Iwaidja]] and [[Ilgar language|Ilgar]])
* [[Velar lateral flap]] {{IPA|[ʟ̆]}} (in [[Kanite language|Kanite]] and [[Melpa language|Melpa]])

===Ejective===
====Affricates====
* [[Alveolar lateral ejective affricate]] {{IPA|[tɬʼ]}} (in [[Besleney#Language|Baslaney]], Navajo, Tlingit)
* [[Palatal lateral ejective affricate]] {{IPA|[c𝼆ʼ]}} (in [[Dahalo language|Dahalo]], Sandawe, Hadza)
* [[Velar lateral ejective affricate]] {{IPA|[k𝼄ʼ]}} (in [[Archi language|Archi]], [[Gǀwi language|Gǀwi]], [[Zulu language|Zulu]])
* [[Uvular lateral ejective affricate]] {{IPA|[q𝼄̠ʼ]}} (in [[ǂʼAmkoe language|ǂʼAmkoe]], [[Gǀwi language|Gǀwi]])

====Fricatives====
* [[Alveolar lateral ejective fricative]] {{IPA|[ɬ']}} (in [[Adyghe language|Adyghe]], [[Kabardian language|Kabardian]], [[Tlingit language|Tlingit]])

===Clicks===
* [[Alveolar lateral click]]s {{IPA|[ᵏǁ]}}, {{IPA|[ᵏǁˀ]}}, {{IPA|[ᵑ̊ǁʰ]}} ''etc.'' (in all five [[Khoisan languages|Khoisan]] families and several [[Bantu languages]])