Nǁng language
Endangered Tuu language of South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nǁng [ᵑǁŋ] or Nǁŋǃke, commonly known by the name of its only spoken dialect Nǀuu (Nǀhuki), is a moribund Tuu language once spoken in South Africa. It is no longer spoken on a daily basis, as the speakers live in different villages. The ǀʼAuni name for the Nǀuu, ǂKhomani, is used by the South African government. As of June 2021, only one speaker of the Nǀuu dialect remains, the rest of the population having shifted to Khoekhoe and Afrikaans.[2]
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ǂKhomani | |
Nǀuu | |
Native to | South Africa |
Region | historically north of the Orange River, between the Namibian border and the Vaal, as well as near the Molopo River by the southernmost point of Botswana |
Ethnicity | 500 Nǁnǂe (ǂKhomani)[1] |
Native speakers | 1 (2023)[2][3] |
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ISO 639-3 | ngh |
Glottolog | nuuu1241 |
ELP | N||ng |
N|uu [sic] is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (2010) | |
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