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==Occurrence== Palatal clicks only occur in the southern African [[Khoisan languages]] (the [[Khoe languages|Khoe]], [[Kx'a languages|Kx'a]], and [[Tuu languages|Tuu]] families), where they are extremely common, and in Bantu languages such as [[Yeyi language|Yeyi]]. {| class="wikitable" ! Language ! Word ! [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] ! Meaning |- | [[Khoekhoe language|Khoekhoe]] | '''''ǂKh'''oesaob'' |align=center| {{IPA|[ᵏǂ͡χòe̯̋sàȍ̯p]}} {{=}} {{IPA|[𝼋̊͜χòe̯̋sàȍ̯p]}} | July |- | [[Taa language|Taa]] | '''''ǂn'''ûm'' |align=center| {{IPA|[ᵑǂûm]}} {{=}} {{IPA|[𝼋̃ûm]}} | two |- | [[ǂHaba language|ǂHaba]] | '''''ǂH'''aba'' |align=center| {{IPA|[ᵏǂʰabá]}} {{=}} {{IPA|[𝼋̊ʰabá]}} | (endonym) |- | [[Naro language|Naro]] | '''''tch'''áó-kg'am''<br>''('''çh'''áó-kg'am)'' |align=center| {{IPA|[ᵏǂʰáó̯kχʼam]}} {{=}} {{IPA|[𝼋̊ʰáó̯kχʼam]}} | to be disappointed |- | [[Yeyi language|Yeyi]] | |align=center| {{IPA|[kuᵏǂapara]}} {{=}} {{IPA|[ku𝼋̊apara]}} |to smash up |}
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