Voiceless retroflex lateral fricative

{{Short description|Consonantal sound represented by ⟨ꞎ⟩ or ⟨ɭ̊˔⟩ in IPA}}

{{infobox IPA

|ipa symbol=ꞎ

|decimal=42894

|imagefile=IPA Unicode 0xA78E.svg

|imagesize=150px

}}

{{Infobox IPA

|above=Voiceless retroflex lateral approximant

|ipa symbol=ɭ̊

|ipa number=156 402A

|x-sampa=l`_0

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The voiceless retroflex lateral fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The "implicit" IPA letter for this sound, {{angbr IPA|ꞎ}},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 is overtly supported by the extIPA.{{cite journal |last1=Ball |first1=Martin J. |authorlink1=Martin J. Ball |authorlink2=Sara Howard (speech therapist) |last2=Howard |first2=Sara J. |last3=Miller |first3=Kirk |year=2018 |title=Revisions to the extIPA chart |journal=Journal of the International Phonetic Association |volume=48 |issue=2 |pages=155–164 |doi=10.1017/S0025100317000147 |s2cid=151863976}}

Some scholars{{Who|date=April 2023}} posit a voiceless retroflex lateral approximant distinct from the fricative. The approximant may be represented in the IPA as {{angbr IPA|ɭ̊ }}.