Voiced alveolar lateral approximant Facts for Kids

Alveolar lateral approximant
l
Encoding
X-SAMPA	`l`
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The voiced alveolar lateral approximant is a sound used in some spoken languages. The sound is in English and is written as the letter L as in luck or like. Not many languages don’t have this sound.

International Phonetic Alphabet (chart)

IPA topics

IPA	International Phonetic Association History of the alphabet Extensions for disordered speech (extIPA) Voice Quality Symbols (VoQS) Journal of the IPA (JIPA)
Special topics	Cursive forms Case variants Obsolete and nonstandard symbols Naming conventions Sinological extensions World Orthography IPA chart for English dialects
Encodings	ASCII encodings SAMPA X-SAMPA Kirshenbaum TIPA Phonetic symbols in Unicode IPA Braille

Consonants

Pulmonic consonants

IPA: Pulmonic consonants

Place →	Labial					Coronal										Dorsal					Laryngeal
Manner ↓	Bilabial		Labiodental		Linguolabial		Dental		Alveolar		Postalveolar		Retroflex		Palatal		Velar		Uvular		Pharyngeal/epiglottal		Glottal
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Sibilant affricate									Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.
Non-sibilant affricate	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.			Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.			Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.		Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.
Sibilant fricative									Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.
Non-sibilant fricative	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.		Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.
Approximant				Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.						Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.				Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.		Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.		Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.						Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.
Tap/flap		Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.		Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.		Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.			Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.			Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.						Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.		Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.
Trill	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.							Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.			Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.					Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.
Lateral affricate									Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.			Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.
Lateral fricative									Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.			Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.
Lateral approximant										Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.				Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.		Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.		Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.		Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.
Lateral tap/flap									Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.			Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.		Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.		Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.

Symbols to the right in a cell are voiced, to the left are voiceless. Gray areas are sounds which are impossible.

Non-pulmonic consonants Template:IPA non-pulmonic consonants

Co-articulated consonants Template:IPA co-articulated consonants

Other	Nasal palatal approximant [j̃] Voiceless bidental fricative [h̪͆] Voiceless bilabially post-trilled dental stop [t̪ʙ̥] Voiceless nasal glottal approximant [h̃]

Vowels

IPA: Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.
Near-close	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.		Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.
Close-mid	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.
Mid	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.
Open-mid	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.
Near-open	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.
Open	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:IPA symbol/data' not found.

Voiced alveolar lateral approximant

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