Also Known As:
!Xóõ, Tâa, !Xuun, N/amani, Ng|amani, Tsasi, Qgoon, /Namani, Tshasi, !Ko, Casi, /Nu//een
Dialects & Varieties
- Ki|hazi
- Kakia
- Xatia
- Nusan
- Ng|u||en
- Auni
- Ng|u|en
- !Kwi
The twelve modern Khoisan languages
Matthias Brenzinger. 2011. "The Twelve Modern Khoisan Languages." In Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Khoisan Languages and Linguistics,
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,600
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Botswana; Namibia
Location Description
"The majority of [Taa speakers] live scattered over a huge area in southwestern Botswana, and 300 (+/- 50) in an area known as Corridor, next to the Botswana border in Namibia (DoBeS Taa Project)."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Kgalagadi; Afrikaans; Nama
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Recent Resources
Participants (268-FT, 276-JT) translate example sentences with words introduced in the primer.
Participant (276-JT) translates example sentences with words introduced in the primer.
Participant (FT) was asked to translate utterances of the Taa survey (ca. 400 sentences, incl.