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Implosives<br />

1. What percent <strong>of</strong> the world’s languages have<br />

implosives?<br />

About 10 percent<br />

2. Where do most <strong>of</strong> them occur?<br />

West Africa<br />

3. Are implosives voiced or voiceless?<br />

Voiced<br />

4. Which place <strong>of</strong> articulation is the most common?<br />

Bilabial<br />

5. Can languages have both ejectives <strong>and</strong> implosives?<br />

Yes, though very few do.

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