Kxoe language
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Kxoe is a Khoisan dialect continuum of Namibia, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, and a few in Zambia, with some 11,000 speakers. It is learned locally as a second language in Namibia. There is currently a dictionary of the Kxoe language.
User breakdown
Namibia: approx. 4,000
Angola: 800
Botswana: 5,000
South Africa: approx. 1,100
Zambia: approx. 100
Dialects
- Khoe-dam or Khwe or Xun or Huhwe
- ‖Xo-kxoe
- ‖Xom-kxoe
- Buma-kxoe
- Buga-kxoe or -khwe
- ‖Ani or ‖Ani-kxoe or |Anda or Ts'éxa or Tannekwe or Gani-khwe or various combinations of Handá + kwe + dam.
See also
Bibliography
- Kilian-Hatz, Christa (2003) Khwe dictionary (with a supplement on Khwe place names by Matthias Brenzinger). Köln: Rüdiger Köppe. ISBN 3896450832
External links
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