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Syllabic consonant refers to English tsk, tsk and gives an IPA transcription — [ǀǀ]. And ǀ is a dental click. I've always pronounced it as if it were tisk; is mine a rare spelling pronunciation, or is it common to some extent, either in America or elsewhere? Nyttend ( talk) 13:39, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
In isiZulu, the consonant c actually stands for this sound, and is found syllable initially. (That is, it does not stand alone in normal words, but precedes a vowel, which does not occur in non- click languages) The elegant guide to San rock art here demonstrates the c, x (giddyup) and q (bottle-pop) click sounds found in the Nguni languages of which Zulu and Xhosa are members. μηδείς ( talk) 01:07, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
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Syllabic consonant refers to English tsk, tsk and gives an IPA transcription — [ǀǀ]. And ǀ is a dental click. I've always pronounced it as if it were tisk; is mine a rare spelling pronunciation, or is it common to some extent, either in America or elsewhere? Nyttend ( talk) 13:39, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
In isiZulu, the consonant c actually stands for this sound, and is found syllable initially. (That is, it does not stand alone in normal words, but precedes a vowel, which does not occur in non- click languages) The elegant guide to San rock art here demonstrates the c, x (giddyup) and q (bottle-pop) click sounds found in the Nguni languages of which Zulu and Xhosa are members. μηδείς ( talk) 01:07, 15 July 2016 (UTC)