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A double-barred vertical stroke, for a palatal click.
Also known as: ǂ, Palatal click, Double-barred click
In the International Phonetic Alphabet a vertical stroke with a crossbar denotes a palatoalveolar click, made by suction between the tongue body and the hard palate.
Denotes a palatoalveolar click, released by suction between the tongue body and the hard palate.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Occurs in the Khoisan languages and in Zulu and Xhosa, and appears in written language names in the same way as the alveolar click.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A single vertical stroke crossed near its middle by a short horizontal bar.