The Sounds of Kashmiri |
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ConsonantsLateral |
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Kashmiri, there is one alveolar lateral, l. It is produced by touching
the teeth ridge with the tip of the tongue, while the air passes out around
the sides of the tongue. The pronunciation is similar to that of the Hindi-Urdu
l in la:l 'red' or the English 'clear-l' as in luck.
It is not a 'dark-l' as in the English well or all.
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Contrast between palatal and non-palatal consonant sounds
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