tł [tɬʰ]

Aspirated Lateral Affricate

North Slavey, Deline

1. tłįcho [tɬʰĩtʃʰo] "horse"  -  Speaker: SP5

The aspirated lateral affricate tł [tɬʰ] in word-initial position. This sound is voiceless; the transition of the fricative portion into the vowel is a characteristic property of aspirated affricates. The lateral is a fricative; contrast this with the lateral approximant of the dl [dl]. 

2018-06-18

2. tłeh [tɬʰɛh] "grease"  -  Speaker: SP5

A word-initial example of the aspirated lateral affricate tł [tɬʰ] with a very long and strong fricative release. 

2018-06-18