Round 2: Tossup 9

A rightward-facing vertical hook denotes one of these things as “implosive.” A Czech tongue-twister meaning “stick a finger through the neck” features four of these things called liquids that act as syllabic (15[1])nuclei. (-5[1])These things are called obstruent if they restrict airflow, and sonorant if they (15[1])don’t. The Khoisan languages (15[1])in southern Africa feature a unique class of these things called (*) clicks. (10[1])Manner and place of articulation are used to organize these sounds in a large table in the International Phonetic Alphabet, such as labial plosives and palatal fricatives. For 10 points, name these speech sounds contrasted with vowels. ■END■ (10[1])

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