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The voiceless palatal lateral affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages . There are two ways it can be represented: extIPA ⟨ c??? ⟩ or strict IPA ⟨ c???? ⟩.

Features [ edit ]

Features of the voiceless alveolar lateral affricate:

• Its manner of articulation is affricate , which means it is produced by first stopping the airflow entirely, then allowing air flow through a constricted channel at the place of articulation, causing turbulence.
• Its place of articulation is palatal , which means it is articulated with the middle or back part of the tongue raised to the hard palate .
• Its phonation is voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords.
• It is an oral consonant , which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only.
• It is a lateral consonant , which means it is produced by directing the airstream over the sides of the tongue, rather than down the middle.
• The airstream mechanism is pulmonic , which means it is articulated by pushing air solely with the intercostal muscles and abdominal muscles , as in most sounds.

Occurrence [ edit ]

The sound occurs in Hadza , Sandawe and, as a palatal lateral ejective affricate (see), in Dahalo .

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