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would a language built primarily on non-pulmonic sounds work?

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i’m not aiming for it to be super naturalistic but still;

dental clicks: k͡ǀ, ŋ͡ǀ, q͡ǀ, ɴ͡ǀ + voiced pairs and implosive modified versions
lateral clicks: k͡ǁ, ŋ͡ǁ, q͡ǁ, ɴ͡ǁ + voiced pairs and implosive modified versions
alveolar clicks: k͡ǃ, ŋ͡ǃ, q͡ǃ, ɴ͡ǃ + voiced pairs and implosive modified versions
palatal clicks: k͡ǂ, ŋ͡ǂ, q͡ǂ, ɴ͡ǂ + voiced pairs and implosive modified versions
implosives: ʛ̥, ɗ̥, ɓ̥, ɗ, ɠ, ɠ̊, ʄ̊, ɓ, ʄ, ʛ
ejectives: p’, t’, c’, x', χ', k’, q’, ħ’, f’, θ', ts'
total: ~70 non-pulmonic sounds, making up a BIG majority of the consonant inventory and the rest being either nasals, liquids or other miscellaneous sounds

Posted Jul 11, 2026, 1:13 PM UTC

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