Tshwa language
Kalahari language spoken in Botswana and Zimbabwe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Kua" redirects here. For other uses, see KUA (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Tshwa language (Bantu).
Tsoa, Tshwa or Tshuwau, also known as Kua and Hiechware, is an East Kalahari Khoe dialect cluster spoken by several thousand people in Botswana and Zimbabwe.
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Tsoa | |
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Kua, "Koisan" | |
Hiechware | |
Native to | Botswana, Zimbabwe |
Native speakers | 6,000 (2000–2013)[1] |
Khoe–Kwadi
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Official status | |
Official language in | Zimbabwe (as 'Koisan') |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:hio – Tsoatyu – Kua |
Glottolog | tshw1239 |
ELP | Tshwa |
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One of the dialects is Tjwao (formerly spelled 'Tshwao'), the only Khoisan language in Zimbabwe, where "Koisan" is a language officially recognised in the constitution.