Re: More wierd phonemes

"Daniel A. Wier" wrote:

> You could also have a bidental click, but be careful or you'll chip a tooth.
A click involves ingression of air, which this sound does not; it is a
percussive.  No language uses percussives as speech sounds, but
many are used for other purposes, e.g. the manual-abdominal percussive.

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