Voiced lateral click
The voiced lateral click is a click consonant found primarily among the languages of southern Africa. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is or ; a symbol abandoned by the IPA but still preferred by some linguists is or.
In languages which use the Bantu letters for clicks, this is most commonly written, but it is written in those languages that use for the uvular fricative.Features
Features of the voiced lateral click:Occurrence
Voiced lateral clicks are found primarily in the various Khoisan language families of southern Africa and in some neighboring Bantu languages.
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning |
| Naro | dxàí cgàa | | 'cheek muscle' |
| Sandawe | gxõgxe | | 'male greater kudu' |
| Yeyi | mugǁawa | | 'arrow' |
