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An exclamation-mark shape, for a sharp popping click.
Also known as: ǃ, Postalveolar click, Exclamation click, Popping click
In the International Phonetic Alphabet an exclamation-mark shape denotes an alveolar click, a sharp popping sound made by suction against the alveolar ridge. It is the click written with an exclamation mark in Khoisan language names.
Denotes an alveolar click, released with a sharp pop by suction between the tongue tip and the alveolar ridge.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Appears in the written names of several Khoisan languages, where the exclamation-mark character stands for the click rather than for emphasis or punctuation.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A vertical stroke with a separate dot beneath it, in the shape of an exclamation mark.