Hai|ǁom

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A language of Namibia

ISO 639-3
hgm
Alternate Names
Haikom, Haikum, Heikom, Heikom Bushman, Heikum, Hei|ǁom, Oshikwankala Haiǁom, Xwaga
User Population

22,000 in Namibia (2016). Total users in all countries: 52,000.

Location

Otjozondjupa region: Grootfontein area.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Khoe-Kwadi, Khoe, Khoekhoe, Hainum
Dialects

Kede (Kedde, Keddi), ‡Akhoe, Gomkhoe (Gomaikhoe, Mangetti-Hai||om, Xomkhoe).

Language Use

Also use Afrikaans [afr]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Khoekhoe [naq]. Also use Kwangali [kwn].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Low in Afrikaans [afr]. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Hai|ǁom
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Possibly in Angola, where they reportedly originated. Traditional religion, Christian.

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