Voiceless retroflex lateral approximant
The voiceless retroflex 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.
It is found as a phoneme distinct from its voiced counterpart in Iaai and Toda. In both of these languages it also contrasts with more anterior, which are dental in Iaai and alveolar in Toda.Features of the voiceless retroflex lateral approximant:Occurrence
In the following transcriptions, diacritics may be used to distinguish between apical and laminal.
