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(Redirected from Gana and Gwi people) Khoe dialect cluster of Botswana

Gǁana
Native toBotswana
EthnicityGǁana
Native speakers2,500 (2013)
Language familyKhoe–Kwadi
  • Khoe
    • Kalahari (Tshu–Khwe)
      • West
        • Gǁana
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
gnk – Gǁana
gwj – Gǀwi
Glottologanaa1239
ELP||Gana
||Gana [sic] is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Gǁana (pronounced /ˈɡɑːnə/ GAH-nə in English, and also spelled ǁGana, ǁ᪶Ana, Gxana, Dxana, Xgana) is a Khoe dialect cluster of Botswana. It is closely related to Naro, and includes the well-known dialect Gǀwi, which has the majority of speakers.

The double pipe at the beginning of the name "Gǁana" represents a click like the English interjection used when saying giddy-ap to a horse. For the clicks and other sounds found in Gǁana, see Gǀwi dialect.

Dialects

  • Gǀwi
  • Domkhoe
  • Gǁaa(khwe)
  • Kǀhessákhoe

References

  1. Gǁana at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
    Gǀwi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (Report) (3rd ed.). UNESCO. 2010. p. 37.

Sources

  • Brenzinger, Matthias (2011) "The twelve modern Khoisan languages." In Witzlack-Makarevich & Ernszt (eds.), Khoisan languages and linguistics: proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium, Riezlern / Kleinwalsertal (Research in Khoisan Studies 29). Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag.

External links

Khoisan languages
Khoe–Kwadi
Khoe
Kwadi
Kxʼa
ǃKung
ǂʼAmkoeǂʼAmkoe (ǂHoan)
Tuu
Taa
ǃKwi
Isolates
  • Italics indicate extinct languages.
Languages of Botswana
Indo-European
Bantu
Khoisan


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