Voiceless retroflex lateral flap

{{Short description|Consonantal sound represented by ⟨𝼈̊⟩, ⟨ɭ̥̆⟩ or ⟨ɺ̣̊⟩ in IPA}}

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The voiceless retroflex lateral flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages (as in Wahgi).{{Cite book|last=Phillips, Donald J.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2964990|title=Wahgi phonology and morphology|date=1976|publisher=Dept. of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University|isbn=0-85883-141-4|location=Canberra|pages=50|oclc=2964990}} The implicit symbol for this sound in the International Phonetic Alphabet is {{angbr IPA|𝼈̊}}.Kirk Miller & Michael Ashby, [https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2020/20252r-mod-ipa-a.pdf L2/20-252R] Unicode request for IPA modifier-letters (a), pulmonic

Features

Features of the voiceless retroflex lateral flap:

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Occurrence

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Trans-New Guinea

|Wahgi

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|Allophone of {{IPA|[ɺ̥]}}.

Cariban

|Waiwai

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