Retroflex approximant
| Retroflex approximant | |||
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| ɻ | |||
| IPA number | 152 | ||
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| Entity (decimal) | ɻ |
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| Unicode (hex) | U+027B | ||
| X-SAMPA | r\` |
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| Kirshenbaum | r. |
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The retroflex approximant is a type of consonant used in some languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ɻ⟩, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is r\`. The IPA symbol is a turned lowercase letter r with a rightward hook protruding from the lower right of the letter.
Features of the retroflex approximant:
The retroflex approximant occurs in American English, Hiberno-English, West Country English, Mandarin Chinese, Pashto, a few Brazilian Portuguese dialects and some languages of India such as Tamil and Malayalam, as well as several Australian Aboriginal and Indigenous South American languages.
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