ǁ

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See also: | |, [U+2016 DOUBLE VERTICAL LINE], ‖ ‖, [U+2225 PARALLEL TO], and [U+23F8 DOUBLE VERTICAL BAR]

ǁ U+01C1, ǁ
LATIN LETTER LATERAL CLICK
ǀ
[U+01C0]
Latin Extended-B ǂ
[U+01C2]
The original Lepsius lower-case lateral click letter

Translingual

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA:(file)

Symbol

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ǁ

  1. (IPA) the forward release of a lateral click.
  2. the tenuis velar or sometimes uvular lateral click, [k͜ǁ] or [q͜ǁ]
  3. (superscript ⟨𐞷⟩, IPA) [ǁ]-coloring such as the lateral release of a click (e.g. [𝼊𐞷], a retroflex click with lateral click release); or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [ǁ]-release.

Usage notes

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Technically, ⟨ǁ⟩ is only the forward clicked release, not the entire consonant. It is adequate for click sounds without a rear release, such as the tchick! tchick! command to prompt a horse in English. A full transcription of a click consonant requires a second letter to specify whether the rear closure is velar or uvular, and whether the click is voiced or nasal:

Velar Uvular
Voiceless k͜ǁ q͜ǁ
Voiced ɡ͜ǁ ɢ͜ǁ
Nasal ŋ͜ǁ ɴ͜ǁ

The tie bar may be omitted, or the accompanying letter may be superscripted: ⟨ᵏǁ ᶢǁ ᵑǁ 𐞥ǁ 𐞒ǁ ᶰǁ⟩.

If the order is reversed, e.g. ⟨ǁ͜q⟩, that may imply that the velar or uvular release is audible (delayed release).

See also

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Juǀ'hoan

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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ǁ

  1. A letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Khoekhoe

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Pronunciation

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  • The glottalized nasal click IPA(key): /ᵑ̊ǁˀ/

Letter

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ǁ

  1. A letter of the Khoekhoe alphabet, written in the Latin script.