| Voiced retroflex velar click | |
|---|---|
| ɡ𝼊 ɡψ | |
| ᶢ𝼊 ᶢψ | |
| 𝼊̬ ψ̬ | |
| ‼᪶ |
| Voiced retroflex uvular click | |
|---|---|
| ɢ𝼊 ɢψ | |
| 𐞒𝼊 𐞒ψ |
Avoiced retroflex click is a rareclick consonant. In practical orthography, anad hoc symbol ⟨‼⟩ is used for theretroflex clicks; a voiced click with avelar rear articulation is ⟨ɡ͡‼⟩ or ⟨ɡ͜‼⟩, commonly abbreviated to ⟨ɡ‼⟩, ⟨ᶢ‼⟩ or ⟨‼̬⟩.The implicit symbol in theInternational Phonetic Alphabet is ⟨ɡ͡𝼊⟩ or ⟨ɡ͜𝼊⟩, abbreviated ⟨ɡ𝼊⟩, ⟨ᶢ𝼊⟩ or ⟨𝼊̬⟩.[1] Linguists who prefer theold IPA letters use the analogousDoke convention[2] of ⟨ɡ͡ψ⟩ or ⟨ɡ͜ψ⟩, abbreviated ⟨ɡψ⟩, ⟨ᶢψ⟩ or ⟨ψ̬⟩. For a click with auvular rear articulation, the equivalents are ⟨ɢ͡‼,ɢ͜‼,ɢ‼,𐞒‼⟩, ⟨ɢ͡𝼊,ɢ͜𝼊,ɢ𝼊,𐞒𝼊⟩ and ⟨ɢ͡ψ,ɢ͜ψ,ɢψ,𐞒ψ⟩.Sometimes the accompanying letter comes after the click letter, e.g. ⟨𝼊ɡ⟩ or ⟨𝼊ᶢ⟩; this may be a simple orthographic choice, or it may imply a difference in the relative timing of the releases.[3]
Features of a voiced retroflex click:
The voiced retroflex click is only confirmed from a single language,Central !Kung.[4]
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central !Kung | g‼ú | [ɡ͡‼ú]=[ɡ͜𝼊ú]=[ᶢψú] | 'water' |
