"Kua" redirects here. For other uses, see KUA (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Tshwa language (Bantu).
Tsoa
Kua, "Koisan"
Hiechware
Native to
Botswana, Zimbabwe
Native speakers
6,000 (2000–2013)[1]
Language family
Khoe–Kwadi
Khoe
Kalahari (Tshu–Khwe)
East
Tsoa
Dialects
Hiechware
Kua
Cire Cire
Official status
Official language in
Zimbabwe (as 'Koisan')
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Either: hio – Tsoa tyu – Kua
Glottolog
tshw1239
ELP
Tshwa
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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.
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.
^Tsoa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Kua at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
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Zimbabwe (as 'Koisan')
