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The twelve modern Khoisan languages
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1,030

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Year of info

2011

Location and Context

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Botswana (Ghanzi area)

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-22.121346, 22.416744

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3,000

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Year of info

2000

Location and Context

Countries

Botswana

Coordinates

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Location description

Boteti, Ghanzi, Central, Botswana

Government support

No data

Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Other writing systems

Boteti, Ghanzi, Central, Botswana

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Native Speakers Worldwide

3,000

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Year of info

2000

Location and Context

Countries

Botswana

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Location description

Boteti, Ghanzi, Central, Botswana

Government support

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Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

None

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Boteti, Ghanzi, Central, Botswana

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3,000

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Year of info

2000

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Government support

None

Institutional support

None

Speakers' attitudes

Positive

Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

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More on writing systems

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Other languages used

Tswana, !Goro, English, Kalanga, Kgalagari, Naro, Kuhane, Deti, Yeyi, /Gwi, Afrikaans

Domains of other languages

by the chief, kgotla, at the clinic, children, reading/writing

More on context

"Most of the people in the Ghanzi District speak two or more languages. More people said that they speak Tswana as a second language than any other language. " "Over four fifths of //Gana… respondents said they speak their own languages best." "!Goro, //Gana, Kalanga, Kua, and Nambya are being used by all ages of speakers, although none have institutional support."

Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

3,000

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Speaker Number Trends

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Year of info

2000

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Government support

None

Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

Positive

Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

None

Other writing systems

No data

More on writing systems

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Other languages used

Tswana, !Goro, English, Kalanga, Kgalagari, Naro, Kuhane, Deti, Yeyi, /Gwi, Afrikaans

Domains of other languages

by the chief, kgotla, at the clinic, children, reading/writing

More on context

"Most of the people in the Ghanzi District speak two or more languages. More people said that they speak Tswana as a second language than any other language. " "Over four fifths of //Gana… respondents said they speak their own languages best." "!Goro, //Gana, Kalanga, Kua, and Nambya are being used by all ages of speakers, although none have institutional support."

Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

3,000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2000

Location and Context

Countries

Botswana

Coordinates

No data

Location description

Boteti, Ghanzi, Central, Botswana

Government support

None

Institutional support

None

Speakers' attitudes

Positive

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

Boteti, Ghanzi, Central, Botswana

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

Tswana, !Goro, English, Kalanga, Kgalagari, Naro, Kuhane, Deti, Yeyi, /Gwi, Afrikaans

Domains of other languages

by the chief, kgotla, at the clinic, children, reading/writing

More on context

"Most of the people in the Ghanzi District speak two or more languages. More people said that they speak Tswana as a second language than any other language. " "Over four fifths of //Gana… respondents said they speak their own languages best." "!Goro, //Gana, Kalanga, Kua, and Nambya are being used by all ages of speakers, although none have institutional support."

Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

3,000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

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Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

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Year of info

2000

Location and Context

Countries

Botswana

Coordinates

No data

Location description

Boteti, Ghanzi, Central, Botswana

Government support

None

Institutional support

None

Speakers' attitudes

Positive

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

None

Other writing systems

Boteti, Ghanzi, Central, Botswana

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

Tswana, !Goro, English, Kalanga, Kgalagari, Naro, Kuhane, Deti, Yeyi, /Gwi, Afrikaans

Domains of other languages

by the chief, kgotla, at the clinic, children, reading/writing

More on context

"Most of the people in the Ghanzi District speak two or more languages. More people said that they speak Tswana as a second language than any other language. " "Over four fifths of //Gana… respondents said they speak their own languages best." "!Goro, //Gana, Kalanga, Kua, and Nambya are being used by all ages of speakers, although none have institutional support."

Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

3,000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

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Year of info

2000

Location and Context

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Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

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More on writing systems

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Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

3,000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2000

Location and Context

Countries

Botswana

Coordinates

No data

Location description

Boteti, Ghanzi, Central, Botswana

Government support

None

Institutional support

None

Speakers' attitudes

Positive

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

Boteti, Ghanzi, Central, Botswana

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

Tswana, !Goro, English, Kalanga, Kgalagari, Naro, Kuhane, Deti, Yeyi, /Gwi, Afrikaans

Domains of other languages

by the chief, kgotla, at the clinic, children, reading/writing

More on context

"Most of the people in the Ghanzi District speak two or more languages. More people said that they speak Tswana as a second language than any other language. " "Over four fifths of //Gana… respondents said they speak their own languages best." "!Goro, //Gana, Kalanga, Kua, and Nambya are being used by all ages of speakers, although none have institutional support."

Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

3,000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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More about speakers

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Year of info

2000

Location and Context

Countries

No data

Coordinates

No data

Location description

No data

Government support

None

Institutional support

None

Speakers' attitudes

Positive

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

None

Other writing systems

No data

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

Tswana, !Goro, English, Kalanga, Kgalagari, Naro, Kuhane, Deti, Yeyi, /Gwi, Afrikaans

Domains of other languages

by the chief, kgotla, at the clinic, children, reading/writing

More on context

"Most of the people in the Ghanzi District speak two or more languages. More people said that they speak Tswana as a second language than any other language. " "Over four fifths of //Gana… respondents said they speak their own languages best." "!Goro, //Gana, Kalanga, Kua, and Nambya are being used by all ages of speakers, although none have institutional support."

Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

3,000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

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Semi-speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Year of info

2000

Location and Context

Countries

No data

Coordinates

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Location description

No data

Government support

None

Institutional support

None

Speakers' attitudes

Positive

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

No data

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

Tswana, !Goro, English, Kalanga, Kgalagari, Naro, Kuhane, Deti, Yeyi, /Gwi, Afrikaans

Domains of other languages

by the chief, kgotla, at the clinic, children, reading/writing

More on context

"Most of the people in the Ghanzi District speak two or more languages. More people said that they speak Tswana as a second language than any other language. " "Over four fifths of //Gana… respondents said they speak their own languages best." "!Goro, //Gana, Kalanga, Kua, and Nambya are being used by all ages of speakers, although none have institutional support."

Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

3,000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

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Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

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Year of info

2000

Location and Context

Countries

Botswana

Coordinates

No data

Location description

Boteti, Ghanzi, Central, Botswana

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

None

Other writing systems

Boteti, Ghanzi, Central, Botswana

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

3,000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

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Year of info

2000

Location and Context

Countries

Botswana

Coordinates

No data

Location description

Boteti, Ghanzi, Central, Botswana

Government support

No data

Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

Boteti, Ghanzi, Central, Botswana

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

3,000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

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Child speakers

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Year of info

2000

Location and Context

Countries

Botswana

Coordinates

No data

Location description

Boteti, Ghanzi, Central, Botswana

Government support

None

Institutional support

None

Speakers' attitudes

Positive

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

None

Other writing systems

Boteti, Ghanzi, Central, Botswana

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

Tswana, !Goro, English, Kalanga, Kgalagari, Naro, Kuhane, Deti, Yeyi, /Gwi, Afrikaans

Domains of other languages

by the chief, kgotla, at the clinic, children, reading/writing

More on context

"Most of the people in the Ghanzi District speak two or more languages. More people said that they speak Tswana as a second language than any other language. " "Over four fifths of //Gana… respondents said they speak their own languages best." "!Goro, //Gana, Kalanga, Kua, and Nambya are being used by all ages of speakers, although none have institutional support."

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    Hirosi Nakagawa. 1998. "Unnatural Palatalization in /Gui and //Gana?" In Language, identity and conceptualization among the Khoisan, edited by Mathias Schladt. 15: 245-263. Rüdiger Köppe Verlag.
  2. An Outline of |Gui Phonology
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  3. Three Bushman Languages
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  5. The Kua: Life and Soul of the Central Kalahari Bushmen
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  7. A San Vocabulary of the Central Kalahari - G//ana and G/wi Dialects
    Tanaka, Jiro. 1978. "A San Vocabulary of the Central Kalahari - G//ana and G/wi Dialects." VII: Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa.
  8. Trade and reciprocity among the river Bushmen of Northern Botswana
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    Andersson, Lars-Gunnar and Tore Janson. 1997. "Languages in Botswana: Language Ecology in Southern Africa." Longman Botswana.
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    Sue Hasselbring. 2000. "Where Are the Khoesan of Botswana?" In Botswana: the Future of the Minority Languages, edited by Herman M. Batibo and Birgit Smieja. 40: 13-31. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.
  11. Patterns of Linguistic Convergence in the Khoe-speaking Area of Southern Africa
    Rainer Vossen. 2011. "Patterns of Linguistic Convergence in the Khoe-speaking Area of Southern Africa." In Geographical Typology and Linguistic Areas: With Special Reference to Africa, edited by Osamu Hieda et al. 189-200. John Benjamins Publishing Company.
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  13. The fate of the Khoesan Languages of Botswana
    Herman M. Batibo. 1998. "The Fate of the Khoesan Languages of Botswana." In Endangered Languages in Africa, edited by Matthias Brenzinger. 267-284. Rüdiger Köppe Verlag.
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    Snyman, J. W. 2000. "Palatalisation in the Tsowaa and G||ana Languages of Central Botswana." In The State of Khoesan Languages in Botswana, edited by Herman M. Batibo and J. Tsonope. 33-43. Mogoditshane, Botswana: Basarwa Languages Project, University of Botswana/University of Tromsø, Tasalls Publishing and Books.
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    Lars-Gunnar Andersson and Tore Janson. 1997. "Khoisan Groups and Languages." In Languages in Botswana: language ecology in southern Africa, 123-142. Longman Botswana.
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  18. World Oral Literature Project
    "World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.
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    Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
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    Brenzinger, Matthias. 2007. "Language Endangerment in Southern and Eastern Africa." In Language Diversity Endangered, edited by Matthias Brenzinger. 179-204. Mouton de Gruyter.