A palatal lateral flapʎ̮ has been described from Iwaidja, but may be a palatalized alveolar flap.
A velar lateral flapʟ̆ occurs allophonically in Melpa and a few other languages of New Guinea.
Features
Features of lateral flap:
Its manner of articulation is flap, which means it is produced with a single contraction of the muscles so that one articulator (usually the tongue) is thrown against another.
It is a lateral consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream over the sides of the tongue, rather than down the middle.
In a flap ... If you’re worried about something, you might be “in a flap.” This is a slang term that dates back to 1916, right smack-dab in the middle of World War I ... from the flapping of restless birds.
When James is just over 18 months old, he starts to walk, and he begins to talk a few months afterwards – both a little later than our parenting books suggest ...Back at home a couple of weeks later, he bursts into tears.