Postalveolar Consonant - Postalveolar Clicks

Postalveolar Clicks

There are two postalveolar click types that can occur, commonly described as "postalveolar" and "palatal" but perhaps more accurately described as apical and laminal postalveolar, respectively:

IPA Description Example
Language Orthography IPA Meaning
Apical (post)alveolar click Nama !oas hollow
Laminal postalveolar click !Kung ǂua to imitate

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