l [l]

Voiced Lateral Approximant

North Slavey, Deline

 

1. leselé [lɛsɛlɛ́] "salt"  -  Speaker: SP5

An example of the voiced lateral approximant l [l]. Though this sound is classified as a fricative in the phoneme inventory, it appears twice in this word as an approximant. 

2018-06-18

2. denelá [tɛnɛlɑ́] "hand"  -  Speaker: SP5

Another instance of the voiced lateral approximant, this time word-medially but in stem-initial position. 

2018-06-18