Also Known As:
≠Kx'au//'ein, Gobabis Kung, Kaukau, Kung-Gobabis, ≠Kx'ao//'ae, Tcg'aox'ãe, //Au/ei, ≠X'ao//'ai, Koko, Auen
Dialects & Varieties
- Nogau
A sociolinguistic survey of the languages of Botswana
Sue Hasselbring. 2000. "A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Languages of Botswana." v. 1: 1-142. Basarwa Languages Project, Collaborative Basarwa Research Programme of the Univ. of Botswana & Univ. of Tromsø.
Threatened
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
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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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Location and Context
Countries
Botswana, Namibia
Location Description
Ghanzi, Northwest, Botswana; Namibia
Government Support
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Institutional Support
Bible translation
Speakers' Attitude
Positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Afrikaans, English, Herero, Naro, Kgalagari, Tswana, Nama, !Xóõ,
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
Church, writing
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Yes
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
This article argues that the "blind eye that linguists have turned toward diversity within the north
"Most of the people in the Ghanzi District speak two or more languages. More people said that they speak Tswana as a second language than any other language. However, people often indicated that they spoke other languages more fluently than Tswana. This was especially true for speakers of ≠Kx'au//'ein, many of whom said they speak Naro better than Tswana