The voiced bilabial click is a click consonant found in some of the languages of southern Africa. The symbol in the

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that represents this sound is or .

Features

Features of the voiced bilabial click:

Occurrence

Voiced bilabial clicks only occur in the Tuu and Kx'a families of southern Africa. These sounds are extremely rare and many non-native speakers find it difficult to pronounce. Thus, these sounds are sometimes transliterated as a "g" and a "G" and are pronounced as

Velar Velars are consonants articulated with the back part of the tongue (the dorsum) against the soft palate, the back part of the roof of the mouth (known also as the velum). Since the velar region of the roof of the mouth is relatively extensive a ...

and

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References

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