Language Yeyi. yey_word-list_1998_23.html, entries: 1-28
Also Known As:
Shiyeyi, Yeei, Yei, Ciyei, Koba, Kuba, Seyeyi, Seyei, Ceyei
Dialects & Varieties
- Shirwanga
Shiyeyi: a Bantu click language
Andersson, Lars-Gunnar and Tore Janson. 1997. "Shiyeyi: a Bantu Click Language." In Languages in Botswana: language ecology in southern Africa, 72-82. Longman Botswana.
Vulnerable
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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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
~20,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"It appears that around 80 percent of the Wayeyi school children speak Setswana as their first language."
Location and Context
Countries
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Location Description
"In and around the Okavongo delta in Ngamiland [Botswana], and in Caprivi in Namibia."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Setswana;
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Many
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
None.
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
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