Nasal alveolar click
The alveolar nasal 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.Features
Features of the alveolar nasal click:Occurrence
Alveolar nasal clicks are found primarily in the various Khoisan language families of southern Africa and in some neighboring Bantu languages.
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning |
| ǃKung | nǃan | | 'inside' |
| Damin | n!2u | | 'water' |
| Hadza | henqee | | 'dead leopard' |
| Khoekhoe | xuruǃomǃnâ | | 'to yank at something' |
| Zulu | inqola | | 'cart' |
Glottalized alveolar nasal click
All Khoisan languages, and a few Bantu languages, have glottalized nasal clicks. These are formed by closing the glottis so that the click is pronounced in silence; however, any preceding vowel will be nasalized.
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning |
| Hadza | teqqe | | 'to carry' |
| Khoekhoe | xuruǃomǃnâ | | 'to yank at something' |
| Xhosa | ukuqhankqalaza | | 'to struggle' |
