Tenuis palatal click

(Tenuis) palatal click
ǂ
ʄ̵
IPA number 179
Encoding
Entity (decimal) ǂ
Unicode (hex) U+01C2
Kirshenbaum c![1]
Sound
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Main article: Palatal clicks

The voiceless or more precisely tenuis palatal click is a click consonant found primarily among the languages of southern Africa. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ǂ (double-barred pipe). A stylistic variant sometimes seen is ʄ̵ (double-barred esh).

Features

Features of the tenuis palatal click:

Occurrence

Tenuis palatal clicks are only found in the various Khoisan language families of southern Africa and in the neighboring Yeyi language.

Language Word IPA Meaning
ǂHaba ǂHaba[ǂʰabá] = [ʄʰabá]'ǂHaba'
Khoekhoeǂgā-amǃnâ[ǂààʔám̀ᵑǃã̀ã̀] = [ʄààʔám̀ʗ̃ã̀ã̀]'to put in the mouth'
NaroQhomatcã
(Qhomaçã)
[ǃʰomaǂã] = [ʗʰomaʄã]'Qhomatca'
Yeyishiǂa[ʃiǂa] = [ʃiʄa]'scarification'

Notes

  1. Kirshembaum assigns c! indifferently to both palatal and alveolar clicks.
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