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!Xóõ

!Xóõ is a Tuu language spoken in Botswana and Namibia. It is closely related to the extinct Lower-Nosop. Tuu languages were once accepted as a branch of the now-obsolete Khoisan language family. Khoisan languages are characterised by the presence of numerous click consonants, produced by snapping the tongue against the palate or teeth. The Tuu languages, along with neighboring ǂʼAmkoe, are known for being the only natural languages in the world to have bilabial clicks as distinctive speech sounds. Taa shares a number of characteristic features with West ǂʼAmkoe and Gǀui, which together are considered part of the Kalahari Basin sprachbund.

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