Language ǂHua. huc_word-list_1979_01.html, entries: 1 - 8
Also Known As:
ǂHua, ǂHuan, ≠Hû, =|Hua, =|Hua-Owani, |Hua, |Hû, =|Hoan, =|Hoa, ǂHõã, ǂQhôã, ǂHua-Owani, ǂHoa, Eastern ǂHuan, ǂHũã
Dialects & Varieties
- ǂHua
- Sasi
ǂHua: a critically endangered Khoesan language in the Kweneng District of Botswana
Herman M. Batibo. 2005. "ǂHua: a Critically Endangered Khoesan Language in the Kweneng District of Botswana." In Creating Outsiders: Endangered Languages, Migration and Marginalisation: Proceedings of the Ninth FEL Conference, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 18-20 November 2005, edited by Nigel Crawhall and Nicholas Ostler. 87-93. Foundation for Endangered Languages.
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
120-200
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
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
0
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
"Given the social status and economic privileges associated with Shekgalagari, the areally dominant language, and Setswana, the national language, most ǂHua communities became bilingual, and even trilingual in the three languages, namely ǂHua, Shekgalagari and Setswana. Some individuals also became acquainted with other languages such as ǂGana (Khutle), which extends into the area, and some picked up Afrikaans from South Africa or the Afrikaner farms in the Ghanzi district."
Location and Context
Countries
Botswana
Location Description
"Most of the ǂHua people are found in Tshwane and Dutlwe villages in the Kweneng District of Botswana, about 150 kilometers west of Molepolole."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Mixed
Other Languages Used By The Community
Shekgalagari, Setswana, ǂGana, Afrikaans
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Most
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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Comments on writing systems:
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