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|k |kʰˠ ǀŋ̥ʰ ǀŋ̥ˀ | |ŋ | !k !kʰˠ !ŋ̥ʰ !ŋ̥ˀ | !ŋ | !̠k !̠kʰˠ ǃ̠ŋ̥ʰ ǃ̠ŋ̥ˀ | !̠ŋ |
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ǁk ǁkʰˠ ǁŋ̥ʰ ǁŋ̥ˀ | ǁŋ |
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| Selected languages: | Nama |
| UPSID number: | 4906 |
| Alternate name(s): | N/A |
| Classification: | Khoisan, Central Khoisan |
| The languages has | 41 segments |
| Frequency index: | N/A |
| Sounds: | [p] [t̪] [k] [ʔ] [!kʰˠ] [!ŋ̥ʰ] [!ŋ̥ˀ] [!ŋ] [!k] [!̠kʰˠ] [ǃ̠ŋ̥ʰ] [ǃ̠ŋ̥ˀ] [!̠ŋ] [!̠k] [s] [x] [t̪s̪ʰ] [kxʰ] [ǁkʰˠ] [ǁŋ̥ʰ] [ǁŋ̥ˀ] [ǁŋ] [ǁk] [|kʰˠ] [ǀŋ̥ʰ] [ǀŋ̥ˀ] [|ŋ] [|k] [r] [m] [n̪] [ĩ] [ũ] [ä̃] [i] [u] [e] [o] [ə] [ä] [h] |
| Comments: | |
| Sources: | Beach, D.M. 1938. The Phonetics of the Hottentot Language. Ladefoged, P. and Traill, A. 1980. The phonetic inadequacy |