The voiced (post)alveolar click is a click consonant found primarily among the languages of southern Africa. The symbol in the

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that represents this sound is or ; a symbol abandoned by the IPA but still preferred by some linguists is or . In languages which use the Bantu letters for clicks, this is most commonly written , but it is written in those languages that use for the uvular fricative.

Features

Features of the voiced (post)alveolar click:

Occurrence

Voiced alveolar clicks are found primarily in the various Khoisan language families of southern Africa and in some neighboring Bantu languages.

References

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