what are some african names that have clicks that are spelt with an exclamation mark?

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what are some african names that have clicks that are spelt with an exclamation mark?

2006-10-26 10:09:49 · 3 answers · asked by Brent L 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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!Xõó is a language name of southern Africa. Actually there are five different types of clicks: ! is an alveolar click, | is a dental click, || is a lateral click, O with a dot in the center is a bilabial click, and | with two bars across it is a palatal click.

2006-10-26 17:20:54 · answer #1 · answered by Taivo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Do you mean people's names? There's N!xau, who was in The Gods Must Be Crazy.

2006-10-26 20:13:22 · answer #2 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

!Kung! They are an African tribe...

2006-10-26 11:31:45 · answer #3 · answered by cate_sm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋