Endangered Languages Project - Korana

Korana

^{[aka Kora, Korana Hottentot, !Ora]}

Classification: Khoe

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critically endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Kora, Korana Hottentot, !Ora, Koranna, !Kora, Koraqua, Gorachouqua, !Gora
CLASSIFICATION		Khoe, Khoekhoe
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		kqz
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Personal Communication” . Matthias Brenzinger (2012)

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
One potential speaker, but she refuses to speak. It therefore cannot be verified whether any Korana speakers remain.

DATE OF INFO: 2012

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"It was believed extinct until the recent discovery of four elderly speakers around Bloemfontein and Kimberley."

TRANSMISSION

PLACES: South Africa

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Around Bloemfontein and Kimberley

Dormant
Ethnic population
10,000
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
No known speakers. Ethnic population: 10,000 in South Africa (1972 Barrett)

DATE OF INFO: 1972

PLACES: South Africa;

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
10,000

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<50
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
10000

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

COORDINATES

-26.9352,24.1254

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Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press