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Translingual
Pronunciation
Symbol
ʟ
- (IPA) a velar lateral approximant.
- (superscript ⟨ᶫ⟩, IPA) -release of a plosive (e.g. , sometimes implying an affricate ); -coloring; or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic .
- (UPA) a voiceless l sound (IPA ).
- (Boas transcription) a lateral affricate (IPA )
Usage notes
The implication that the superscript indicates an affricate when it appears after another consonant is especially strong when it is written ⟨ᶫ̥⟩ (with a voiceless base letter), as the proper lateral-fricative letters ⟨𝼄⟩ and ⟨𐞜⟩ were only made official in 2015; or when written ⟨ᶫ̝⟩ with a voiced base letter.
