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The Ju or Zhu languages, actually a dialect continuum, form a branch of the hypothetical Khoisan language family. The better known dialects are !Kung, Ju/’hoan, and ‡Kx’au‖’ein. It has been suggested that language continuum be merged into this article or section. ...
This is a list of Khoisan languages, which are indigenous to southern Africa. ...
!Kung or !’O!Kung is a group of northern dialects of the Ju dialect continuum, which is generally classified as part of the Khoisan language family. ...
Ju|’hoan (also called Zu|’hõasi, Dzu’oasi, Zû-|hoa) is a Khoisan language spoken in the Northwest District of Botswana by about 5,000 people (2002) and by perhaps a comparable number across the border in Namibia. ...
‡Kx’au‖’ein is a group of mostly southwestern dialects of the Ju dialect continuum of Botswana and Namibia with about 4000 speakers (2004 Cook). ...
The Ju dialects are famous for having large numbers of clicks, and they have some of the most complex inventories of both consonants and vowels in the world. They also have tone. For a description, see Ju/’hoan. Clicks are stops produced with two articulatory closures in the oral cavity. ...
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Ju|’hoan (also called Zu|’hõasi, Dzu’oasi, Zû-|hoa) is a Khoisan language spoken in the Northwest District of Botswana by about 5,000 people (2002) and by perhaps a comparable number across the border in Namibia. ...
| Khoisan languages (classification) Map showing the distribution of the Khoi-San languages. ...
This is a list of Khoisan languages, which are indigenous to southern Africa. ...
| | | ‖Ani | G‖ana | G/wi | Hadza | ‡Hõã | Ju/’hoan | Korana | !Kung (!Xũũ) | Kwadi | ‡Kx’au‖’ein | Kxoe | Nama | Naro | N/u | Sandawe | Seroa | Shua | Tsoa | /Xam | ‖Xegwi | Xiri | !Xóõ ‖Ani or /Anda is a Khoisan language of Botswana with about are about 1,000 speakers. ...
G‖ana (also spelled Gxana, Dxana) is a Khoisan language of Botswana with about 2000 speakers (2004 Cook). ...
G/wi or GÇ€ui (sometimes spelled Dcui) is a Khoisan language of Botswana with 2,500 speakers (2004 Cook). ...
Hadza is a language of Tanzania. ...
‡Hõã or ‡Hoan, a variant of the ethnonym ‡Qhôã, is an unclassified Khoisan language of Botswana. ...
Ju|’hoan (also called Zu|’hõasi, Dzu’oasi, Zû-|hoa) is a Khoisan language spoken in the Northwest District of Botswana by about 5,000 people (2002) and by perhaps a comparable number across the border in Namibia. ...
Korana is an endangered or even extinct Khoisan language of South Africa. ...
!Kung or !’O!Kung is a group of northern dialects of the Ju dialect continuum, which is generally classified as part of the Khoisan language family. ...
Kwadi is an extinct Khoisan language of Angola. ...
‡Kx’au‖’ein is a group of mostly southwestern dialects of the Ju dialect continuum of Botswana and Namibia with about 4000 speakers (2004 Cook). ...
Kxoe is a Khoisan language of Namibia, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, and Zambia. ...
Nama is a Khoisan language spoken in Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa. ...
Naro is a Khoisan language of Botswana and Namibia. ...
N/u is a Khoisan language spoken by the Khomani people in South Africa. ...
Sandawe is a tonal language spoken in the Dodoma region of Tanzania. ...
Seroa is an extinct Khoisan language of South Africa and Lesotho. ...
Shua is a Khoisan language of Botswana. ...
Tsoa is a Khoisan language of Botswana and Zimbabwe spoken by about 9300 speakers (Cook 2004). ...
/Xam is an extinct Khoisan language of South Africa, part of the !Kwi language group. ...
‖Xegwi is an extinct !Kwi language of South Africa, near the Swazi border. ...
Xiri is a Khoisan language of South Africa, originally spoken by a small group of Coloureds. ...
!Xóõ is a Khoisan language with a very large number of phonemes, the most of any known language. ...
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