similar to an inbreathed . It is used as a response to statements that are upsetting, or as a sign of deference. Japanese-speakers also use an ingressive bilateral bidental friction as a "pre-turn opening in conversation" or to begin a prayer.

Long strings of speech may be inhaled when the speaker is sobbing. There are claims of Tohono O'odham women speaking entirely ingressively.

Inhaled affirmative 'yeah'

Several languages include

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