Voiceless Alveolar Lateral Affricate

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Features of the voiceless alveolar lateral affricate:

Its Manner Of Articulation is Affricate , which means it is produced by stopping air flow entirely, followed by forcing it through a narrow channel, causing Turbulence .

Its Place Of Articulation is Alveolar , which means it is articulated with either the tip or the blade of the tongue against the Alveolar Ridge , termed respectively '' Apical '' and '' Laminal ''.

Its Phonation type is voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords.

It is an Oral Consonant , which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth.

It is a Lateral Consonant , which means it is produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the sides of the tongue, rather than the middle of the tongue.

The Airstream Mechanism is Pulmonic Egressive , which means it is articulated by pushing air out of the Lung s and through the vocal tract, rather than from the Glottis or the mouth.

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The voiceless alveolar lateral affricate is a common sound in the Languages of western North America . It is commonly spelled ''tl''.

Because was a common grammatical ending in the classical Nahuatl (Aztec) language, the ''tl'' spelling, but not the affricate pronunciation, has passed into English with words such as Atlatl and Axolotl , as well as in place names such as Tenochtitlan .

This sound also occurs in the Constructed Language Klingon , where it is spelled ''tlh'' in the most common Romanization .

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Voiceless Alveolar Lateral Affricate