African clicking language
Hola!
I've heard quite a few times of an African language that uses clicking noises, but I was wondering if it actually has a name. Does anyone know the official name of this language? Are there more than one? It is like a family of languages, like the Romance Languages? gracias, amigos ;) |
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Another possible click is a whole-tongue pop, which typically sounds like the sound associated with the spelling "tsk" as a way of signalling "shame on you". A third possible click is the "kiss" sound. |
Here are examples of clicks from the language Nama (from Africa.)
http://www.phonetics.ucla.edu/vowels...er13/nama.html Contrary to popular belief it is actually not the same sound that people use when calling horses. Here is an xray of a click production http://www.phonetics.ucla.edu/vowels...r13/movie.html |
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