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A small capital L, for a lateral made at the soft palate.
Also known as: ʟ, Small capital L
In the International Phonetic Alphabet a small capital L denotes a velar lateral approximant, made with the back of the tongue against the soft palate and air over the sides. It is a rare sound.
Denotes a velar lateral approximant, with the tongue back against the soft palate and lateral airflow.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Occurs as a phoneme in a small number of languages of New Guinea and the Caucasus, and appears in English only as a variant of dark l.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A capital letter L reduced to the height of a lower-case letter, a vertical stroke with a horizontal foot to the right.