Barred lambda
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The barred lambda ( ƛ) (Template:Unichar, Template:Unichar), is a modified letter of the Greek alphabet, commonly encountered in North American linguistics. It is used by the Salishan and Wakashan languages in Canada.[1] It is also used in Americanist phonetic notation, where it is also known as running man,[2] to transcribe Template:IPAblink. In physics, it is used to represent the angular wavelength, i.e. the wavelength (λ) divided by 2Template:Pi (τ), which corresponds to the length taken up by one radian of the wave.
It was first used in a phonetics context in American Anthropologist in 1934: Template:Main other It is also used for the affricate [t͡ɬ] in transcribing the Sahaptin language, e.g., iƛúpna ‘he jumped’, and it is commonly used for the same purpose in several languages of the Caucasus. In addition, its counterpart with a combining comma above right (U+0315), Template:Ill, is used for many of the Salish languages, such as Klallam, for an ejective lateral affricate [t͡ɬʼ].
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- ↑ [1] (strictly speaking, this refers to the glottalized version, Template:IPAblink)