Zulu & San Click Language

This is a short and amusing demonstration of the Clicks found in the Zulu and San Language.this was recorded at the Giants Castle Nature Reserve South Africa at what is known as "Main Cave" where there are over 450 San Rock Art Images.
The producer of this video lived and worked at Giants Castle and has a passion for San Rock Art.
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Category:

Education

Tags:

• San
• Zulu
• Click
• Language

[Accidental22]

I love this!!!

[suidhek]

@Accidental22 Many thanks for you comments, this is quite genuine and was part of the presentation that this guy gave on the tour of these San Rock Art shelters.

I lived at this location known as Giants Castle for 12 months with my wife,and have recently completed a CD-ROM on the rock art from this area.

[cannoir]

How cool is his english accent .

[cannoir]

you will find that half of Niger-cordo languages have between 5 and 6 tonal values.But this isn't the factor that renders a language complex.Serer for example is non tonal and notoriously difficult to pick because it is "flat".Non native avoid the language for that reason.Africa has the most varied and complex languages because it serves as template for all languages on earth.Its where every human being has its roots.

[luke15duke]

this video sucks

[CheesyJelly]

This is great, thank you! One of the reasons English speakers find Clicks so fascinating and difficult is because they're ingressive - they rely on an inhalation of breath to produce the sound (something that doesn't happen for any English consonants).

[somethingableplease]

Really niiice! 

[cannoir]

@suidhek this short clip is wonderful. I would love to shoot one myself. this guy looks cool and friendly too. I once heard a 4 year old speak xhosa . he was reading a poem. I was in awe . Appearantly both xhosa and san are listed among the 5 most difficult languages on earth.they use everything , tongue, throat , every possible part of the mouth that produce a sound.

[Accidental22]

I am a native English speaker, and I am intrigued by languages which vary greatly from English. I speak basic Thai, which is a five-tone language. Dealing with the tonal nature of the language was challenging. Now, the clicks in Zulu fascinate me. I know someone who can speak Zulu, and I owe it to myself to learn at least one sentence that demonstrate those cool clicks! Thanks for this clip. I really enjoyed it.