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THEORY: lip smack

From:Brian Betty <bbetty@...>
Date:Monday, April 5, 1999, 13:37
Question for the class:

What is the IPA symbol for a bilabial lip smack? I have been told they
exist is natlangs in Africa, but not in the "click" langauges (Khoisan and
the like). Does anyone know which natlangs have a lip smack (a bilabial
click, sofar as I can determine).

BB
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