Khoekhoe language
Khoe language spoken in southern africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Khoekhoe /ˈkɔɪkɔɪ/ language (Khoekhoegowab), or Nama (Namagowab) /ˈnɑːmə/, Damara (ǂNūkhoegowab),[3] Nama/Damara,[4][5] and Hottentot[lower-alpha 2], is the most common of the non-Bantu languages of Southern Africa that make much use of click consonants. Because of that, Khoekhoe used to be Khoisan, but this group is not used now. It is part of the Khoe language family, and is used in Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa, usually by three ethnic groups: Namakhoen, ǂNūkhoen, and Haiǁomkhoen.
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Khoekhoegowab | |
Native to | Namibia, Botswana and South Africa |
Region | Orange River, Great Namaland, Damaraland |
Ethnicity | Khoikhoi, Nama, Damara, Haiǁom, ǂKhomani |
Native speakers | 200,000 ± 10,000 (2011)[1] |
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ISO 639-3 | Either:naq – Khoekhoe, Namahgm – Haiǁom |
Glottolog | nort3245 Subfamily: North Khoekhoenama1264 Language: Namahaio1238 Language: Haiǁom-Akhoe |
ELP | Khoekhoe |
The distribution of the Nama language in Namibia | |
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The Khoe language | |
person | Khoe-i |
people | Khoekhoen |
language | Khoekhoegowab |
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