A voiced retroflex click is a rare click consonant. In practical orthography, an ad hoc symbol is used for the retroflex clicks; a voiced click with a velar rear articulation is or , commonly abbreviated to , or . The implicit symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is or , abbreviated , or . Linguists who prefer the old IPA letters use the analogous Doke 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 retroflex click:
The voiced retroflex click is only confirmed from a single language, Central !Kung.