I Don't Know — i live in a part of south africa where isiXhosa is...

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Anonymous asked:

i live in a part of south africa where isiXhosa is the primary language spoken and its the worst because you cant whisper in class because the clicks are so loud the teacher WILL hear you

max1461 answered:

Oh shit I’d never thought about this. But yeah, it makes sense. Clicks are so sonorous.

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Gonna add this here because relevancy.

(Lowkey this is a working theory towards the origin of the phonemes)

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Here’s the source: Güldemann (2007)

Word of caution this guy has weird big picture ideas of languages in Africa, so you know, read critically.

max1461

Thanks!

Actually, I’m curious (if you have the time to answer etc.): what is preferred theory about the origin of clicks? Or maybe a better question is: what is your preferred theory about the restricted geographic distribution of clicks? I’ve never really read anything about the topic but it fascinates me from afar.

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