| Above | Voiced palatal click |
|---|---|
| Ipa symbol | ǂ̬ 𝼋̬ |
| Above | Voiced palatal velar click |
|---|---|
| Ipa symbol | ɡǂ ɡ𝼋 |
| Ipa symbol 2 | ᶢǂ ᶢ𝼋 |
| Above | Voiced palatal uvular click |
|---|---|
| Ipa symbol | ɢǂ ɢ𝼋 |
| Ipa symbol 2 | 𐞒ǂ 𐞒𝼋 |
A voiced palatal click is a click consonant found among the languages of southern Africa.[1] The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet for a voiced palatal click with a velar rear articulation is or , commonly abbreviated to , or . Linguists who prefer the old IPA letters use the analogous Beach convention[2] of or , abbreviated , or . For a click with a uvular rear articulation, the equivalents are and . Sometimes the accompanying letter comes after the click letter, e.g. or ; this may be a simple orthographic choice, or it may imply a difference in the relative timing of the releases.[3]
Features
Features of a voiced palatal click:
Occurrence
Voiced palatal clicks are only found in the various Khoisan language families of southern Africa and in the neighboring Yeyi language.
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naro | dtcòo tcgáí (dçòo çgáí) | [ᶢǂòː ǂχáí] = [ǂ̬òː ǂχáí] | 'torch' |
| Yeyi | ugǂoara | [uᶢǂo̯aɾa] = [uǂ̬o̯aɾa] | 'chameleon' |
References
- ^ Ladefoged, Peter & Traill, Anthony (1994-01-01). "Clicks and their accompaniments". Journal of Phonetics. 22 (1): 33–64. doi:10.1016/S0095-4470(19)30266-9. ISSN 0095-4470
- ^ Beach, Douglas Martyn (1938). The phonetics of the Hottentot language. London: W. Heffer & Sons.
- ^ Afrika und Übersee. D. Reimer. 2005. pp. 93–94.