Voiceless palatal lateral approximant
The voiceless palatal lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is L_0.
If distinction is necessary, the voiceless alveolo-palatal lateral approximant may be transcribed as or or ; these are essentially equivalent, since the contact includes both the blade and body of the tongue. The equivalent X-SAMPA symbols are l_0_-' or l_0_-_j and L_0_+, respectively. A non-IPA letter can also be used.
It is found as a phoneme distinct from the voiced in the Xumi language spoken in China.Features
Features of the voiceless palatal lateral approximant:Occurrence
