The voiceless or more precisely tenuis retroflex click is a rare click consonant. There is no symbol for it in the

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Features

Features of the tenuis retroflex click:

Occurrence

The tenuis retroflex click is only confirmed from a single language,

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References

{{IPA navigation Click consonants Retroflex consonants Oral consonants Central consonants Tenuis consonants