View source for Voiced palatal lateral flap

{{Short description|Consonantal sound represented by ⟨ʎ̆⟩ in IPA}}
{{unreferenced|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox IPA
|ipa symbol = ʎ̆
}}

The '''voiced palatal lateral flap''' is a rare type of [[consonant]]al sound, used in some spoken [[language]]s. There is no dedicated symbol in the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]] that represents this sound. However, the symbol for a [[palatal lateral approximant]] with a [[breve]] denoting [[extra-short]] {{angbr IPA|ʎ̆}} may be used.

==Features==
Features of the voiced palatal lateral flap:

{{flap}}
{{palatal}}
{{voiced}}
{{oral}}
{{lateral}}
{{pulmonic}}

==Occurrence==
The [[Iwaidja language|Iwaidja]] and [[Ilgar language]]s of Australia have a palatal lateral flap as well as [[alveolar lateral flap|alveolar]] and [[retroflex lateral flap]]s. However, the palatal flap has not been shown to be [[phoneme|phonemic]]; it may instead be an underlying sequence {{IPA|/ɺj/}}.
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|+
!Language
! [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]
! Word
! Meaning
! Notes
|-
|[[Ilgar language|Ilgar]]
| colspan="3" |{{example needed|date=September 2023}}
|Likely an underlying sequence of {{IPA|/ɺj/}}. Contrasts {{IPA|/l, ɺ, ɭ, 𝼈 /}}.
|-
| [[Iwaidja language|Iwaidja]]
| colspan="3" |{{example needed|date=September 2023}}
| Contrasts {{IPA|/l, ɺ, ɭ, 𝼈 /}} and {{IPA|[ʎ, ʎ̆]}}, though phonemically the latter are likely to be sequences {{IPA|/lj, ɺj/}}.
|-
| [[Oʼodham language|Oʼodham]]
| {{IPA|[ʎ̆ɨʔɨd͡ʒɨ]}}
| '''l'''eʼeje
| brat (misbehaving child)
| Described as a palatal lateral flap in recent sources, as retroflex in older sources.
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Lateral consonants]]
[[Category:Palatal consonants]]
[[Category:Tap and flap consonants]]
[[Category:Pulmonic consonants]]
[[Category:Voiced oral consonants]]