ǃXóõ
/ˈkoʊ/
ǃXóõ proper noun: a Khoisan language, known for its large phonemic inventory including complex click consonants.
Proper noun
ǃXóõ
- A Khoisan language, known for its large phonemic inventory including complex click consonants.
- The ǃXóõ language is spoken by widely scattered groups of San living in southwestern Botswana and a small area of eastern Namibia.1985, Anthony Traill, Phonetic and Phonological Studies of ǃXÓÕ Bushman, page 1
- […] which studied category formation of ǃXóõ clicks by speakers of a language that has no clicks (American English) and two other unrelated African languages that have clicks, but fewer of them […]2008, Keith Elwin Johnson, Second Language Acquisition of the Spanish Multiple Vibrant Consonant, page 49
- Synonyms:
- Taa
ǃXóõ meaning in Tamil
ǃXóõ in Tamil
- language
- இட்டா iṭṭā
Examples of ǃXóõ in a sentence
- However, the phonotactic patterning of 'uvular' clicks in ǃXóõ does not comply with the predicted patterns given in this analysis.2010, “Amana L. Miller, Tongue body and tongue root shape differences in Nǀuu clicks correlate with phonotactic patterns”, in Turbulent...
- Speakers of ǃXóõ (also known as Taa), gathered together for a storytelling competition at Pos 17, Namibia […]2011, Nicholas Evans, Dying Words: Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us, page 53:
- The most phonologically diverse language may be ǃXóõ, spoken by about 4,000 people in Botswana and Namibia, which has somewhere between 84 and 159 consonants.2011, Michael C. Corballis, The Recursive Mind: The Origins of Human Language, Thought, and Civilization, page 76:
- […] and the ǃXóõ language spoken in Botswana and Namibia […]2011, Intercultural Communication: A New Approach to International Relations and Global Challenges (Houman A. Sadri, Madelyn Flammia), page...
Synonyms of ǃXóõ
Origin of ǃXóõ
Borrowed from ǃXóõ ǃxóõ.
Words that rhyme with ǃXóõ
Questions about ǃXóõ
- What does ǃXóõ mean?
- ǃXóõ means a Khoisan language, known for its large phonemic inventory including complex click consonants.
- What is ǃXóõ in Tamil?
- ǃXóõ in Tamil is இட்டா (iṭṭā). See ǃXóõ meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use ǃXóõ in a sentence?
- However, the phonotactic patterning of 'uvular' clicks in ǃXóõ does not comply with the predicted patterns given in this analysis.
- What part of speech is ǃXóõ?
- ǃXóõ is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce ǃXóõ?
- ǃXóõ is pronounced /ˈkoʊ/.
Words near ǃXóõ in the dictionary
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