The voiceless or more precisely tenuis bilabial click is a click consonant found in some languages of southern Africa. The symbol in the

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that represents the sound is .

Features

Features of the tenuis bilabial click:

Occurrence

Tenuis bilabial clicks are only known to occur in the Tuu and Kx'a families of southern

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Notes

{{IPA navigation Bilabial consonants Click consonants Oral consonants Tenuis consonants