View source for Voiced velar lateral tap

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{{Short description|Consonantal sound represented by ⟨ʟ̆⟩ in IPA}}
{{Infobox IPA
|ipa symbol = ʟ̆
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The '''voiced velar lateral tap''' is an allophone of the [[velar lateral approximant]] in some languages of [[New Guinea]], such as [[Kanite language|Kanite]] and [[Melpa language|Melpa]]. The extremely short duration of the {{IPA|[ʟ]}} in intervocalic position (20–30 [[millisecond|ms]]) warrants calling it a tap, according to {{harvp|Ladefoged|Maddieson|1996}}.

There is no specific symbol for this sound. However, an IPA capital L with a breve for [[extra-short (phonetics)|extra-short]], {{IPA|[ʟ̆]}}, would capture Ladefoged and Maddieson's description.

==Features==
{{flap}}
{{velar}}
{{voiced}}
{{oral}}
{{lateral}}
{{pulmonic}}

==Occurrence==
It is an allophone of the [[velar lateral approximant]] in some languages of [[New Guinea]], such as [[Kanite language|Kanite]] and [[Melpa language|Melpa]].

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2"| Language !! Word !! [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]!! Meaning !! Notes
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|colspan=2| [[Kanite language|Kanite]]
|colspan=3| {{example needed|date=September 2023}}
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|-
|colspan=2| [[Melpa language|Melpa]]
|colspan=3| {{example needed|date=September 2023}}
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|}

== References ==
*{{SOWL}}

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[[Category:Lateral consonants]]
[[Category:Velar consonants]]
[[Category:Tap and flap consonants]]
[[Category:Pulmonic consonants]]


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