Khoe dialect continuum of the Okavango Delta, southwestern Africa
Khwe
Kxoe
Native to
Namibia, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia
Region
Northwest District in Botswana, Khwai River, Mababe
Native speakers
8,000 (2011)[1] (7,000 Khwe and 1,000 ǁAni)
Language family
Khoe–Kwadi
Khoe
Kalahari (Tshu–Khwe)
Northwest
Khwe
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Either: xuu – Khwe hnh – ǁAni (Handa)
Glottolog
kxoe1242
ELP
Khwe
ǁAni
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Khwe/ˈkweɪ/KWAY (also rendered Kxoe, Khoe/ˈkɔɪ/KOY) is a dialect continuum of the Khoe branch of the Kwadi-Khoe family of Namibia, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, and parts of Zambia, with some 8,000 speakers.[1]
^ abBrenzinger, Matthias (2011) "The twelve modern Khoisan languages." In Witzlack-Makarevich & Ernszt (eds.), Khoisan languages and linguistics: proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium, Riezlern / Kleinwalsertal (Research in Khoisan Studies 29). Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag.
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