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In the !Xoo language of Botswana and Namibia, which is spoken by about 4,000 people, there are 112 distinct sounds (compared with about 40 in English).

About 70 per cent of words begin with one of 83 types of click, each of which is a variation on the five basic clicks in the !Xoo language.


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