ǁ

See also: | |, ‖ [U+2016 DOUBLE VERTICAL LINE], ‖ ‖, ∥ [U+2225 PARALLEL TO], and ⏸ [U+23F8 DOUBLE VERTICAL BAR]

ǁ U+01C1, ǁ LATIN LETTER LATERAL CLICK ← ǀ [U+01C0] Latin Extended-B ǂ → [U+01C2]

Character variations

𐞷 U+107B7, 𐞷 MODIFIER LETTER LATERAL CLICK ← 𐞶 [U+107B6] Latin Extended-F 𐞸 → [U+107B8]

The original Lepsius lower-case lateral click letter

Translingual

Alternative forms

• ʖ

Pronunciation

• IPA:

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Symbol

ǁ

1. (IPA) the forward release of a lateral click.
2. the tenuis velar or sometimes uvular lateral click, [k͜ǁ] or [q͜ǁ]
3. (superscript ⟨𐞷⟩, IPA) [ǁ]-coloring such as the lateral release of a click (e.g. [𝼊𐞷], a retroflex click with lateral click release); or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [ǁ]-release.

Usage notes

Technically, ⟨ǁ⟩ is only the forward clicked release, not the entire consonant. It is adequate for click sounds without a rear release, such as the tchick! tchick! command to prompt a horse in English. A full transcription of a click consonant requires a second letter to specify whether the rear closure is velar or uvular, and whether the click is voiced or nasal:

	Velar	Uvular
Voiceless	k͜ǁ	q͜ǁ
Voiced	ɡ͜ǁ	ɢ͜ǁ
Nasal	ŋ͜ǁ	ɴ͜ǁ

The tie bar may be omitted, or the accompanying letter may be superscripted: ⟨ᵏǁ ᶢǁ ᵑǁ 𐞥ǁ 𐞒ǁ ᶰǁ⟩.

If the order is reversed, e.g. ⟨ǁ͜q⟩, that may imply that the velar or uvular release is audible (delayed release).

⟨ǁ⟩ might be confused with a double ⟨ǀ⟩, but that is unlikely to be a problem in practice: only one language, Damin, is known to have a double dental /ǀǀ/ consonant, and that language does not have lateral /ǁ/; besides, in Damin all clicks are nasalized, so even when listing with other languages the contrast would be /ǁ̃/ vs /ǀ̃ǀ̃/ (or more likely /ᵑǁ/ vs /ᵑǀᵑǀ/).

See also

• ⦀
• ⫽

Juǀ'hoan

Pronunciation

• The tenuis oral click IPA^(key): /ᵏǁ/

Letter

ǁ

1. A letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Khoekhoe

Pronunciation

• The glottalized nasal click IPA^(key): /ᵑ̊ǁˀ/

Letter

ǁ

1. A letter of the Khoekhoe alphabet, written in the Latin script.