Re: What other languages have the "q" sound?
In english the phonetic value of Q is the same as that of regular K, hence queen and kueen or quit and kuit does not have any difference nerithe does any known dialect ofenglish. This is mostly a semitic and largely an Arabic innovation. But it is also founf in othr languages or certain dialects of other languages. In Persian Qaf has the same pronunciation as "ghain. Hence ghulam and qulam will have the same pronounciation. Although some dialects of farsi do show this innovation perhaps adopted from Arabic like in Urdu where Qaf is like in Arabic uvular plosive sound. Actually come to think of it most Pakistanis speaking urdu use Qaf in the same value as Kaf except in formal settings I believe.