Alveolar lateral flap
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The alveolar lateral flap is a type of consonant
Consonant
In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract. Examples are , pronounced with the lips; , pronounced with the front of the tongue; , pronounced with the back of the tongue; , pronounced in the throat; and ,...

al sound, used in some spoken language
Language
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s. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet
International Phonetic Alphabet
The International Phonetic Alphabet "The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself that resistance seems pedantic...

 that represents this sound is ɺ, a fusion of a rotated lowercase letter ⟨r⟩ with a letter ⟨l⟩.

Some languages which are described as having a lateral flap, such as Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...

, actually have a flap which is indeterminant as to centrality, and may surface as either central or lateral, either depending on surrounding vowels or in free variation.

Features

Features of the alveolar lateral flap:

Occurrence

Language Word IPA
International Phonetic Alphabet
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Meaning Notes
Iwaidja
Iwaidja language
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Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...

 
/ rāmen
Romanization of Japanese
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'ramen' See Japanese phonology
Japanese phonology
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Wayuu
Wayuu language
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/pɯːɺɯkɯ/ pig Contrasts with /r/
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