A voiced palatal click is a click consonant found among the languages of southern Africa. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet for a voiced palatal click with a velar rear articulation is or , commonly abbreviated to , or . Linguists who prefer the old IPA letters use the analogous Beach convention of or , abbreviated , or . For a click with a uvular rear articulation, the equivalents are and . Sometimes the accompanying letter comes after the click letter, e.g. or ; this may be a simple orthographic choice, or it may imply a difference in the relative timing of the releases.
Features of a voiced palatal click:
Voiced palatal clicks are only found in the various Khoisan language families of southern Africa and in the neighboring Yeyi language.