The alveolar lateral ejective affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is (or ), and in Americanist phonetic notation it is (lambda bar). Features Features of the alveolar lateral ejective affricate: Occurrence Proto-Semitic *ṣ́ is believed to have been an alveolar lateral ejective affricate. See also List of phonetic topics References External links Affricates Alveolar consonants Lateral consonants Ejectives Oral consonants