ʟ

See also: ʟ̆

ʟ U+029F, ʟ LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL L ← ʞ [U+029E] IPA Extensions ʠ → [U+02A0]

Character variations

ᶫ U+1DAB, ᶫ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL CAPITAL L ← ᶪ [U+1DAA] Phonetic Extensions Supplement ᶬ → [U+1DAC]

Translingual

Pronunciation

• IPA:

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Symbol

ʟ

1. (IPA) a velar lateral approximant.
2. (superscript ⟨ᶫ⟩, IPA) [ʟ]-release of a plosive (e.g. [ɡᶫ], sometimes implying an affricate [ɡ͡ʟ̝]); [ʟ]-coloring; or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [ʟ].
3. (UPA) a voiceless l sound (IPA [l̥]).
4. (Boas transcription) a lateral affricate (IPA [t͡ɬ])

Usage notes

The implication that the superscript indicates an affricate when it appears after another consonant is especially strong when it is written ⟨ᶫ̥⟩ (with a voiceless base letter), as the proper lateral-fricative letters ⟨𝼄⟩ and ⟨𐞜⟩ were only made official in 2015; or when written ⟨ᶫ̝⟩ with a voiced base letter.