!Xóõ

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A language of Botswana

Location

Ghanzi district: south; Kgalagadi district: north; Kweneng and Southern districts: west.

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Namibia

Language Name!Xóõ

User Population

500 in Namibia (2014 C. Naumann).

Location

Hardap region: Aranos and Leonardville area on Botswana border.

Dialects

Auni (ǀAuni, ǀAuo), Kakia (Masarwa), Kiǀhazi, Ngǀuǀen (Ngǀuǀei, Nuǁen, ǀNuǁen, ǀUǁen, ǁUǁen), Nusan (Ngǀusan, Noosan, Nu-San), Xatia (Katia, Kattea, Khatia, Vaalpens, ǀEikusi, ǀKusi), !Kwi.

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Language Use

Nǀgamani, ǀNuǁen, ǀ’Auni, and Kiǀhazi dialects have no remaining users. Some young people, all adults.

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