Also Known As:
!Xóõ, Tâa, !Xuun, N/amani, Ng|amani, Tsasi, Qgoon, /Namani, Tshasi, !Ko, Casi, /Nu//een
Dialects & Varieties
- Ki|hazi
- Kakia
- Xatia
- Nusan
- Ng|u||en
- Auni
- Ng|u|en
- !Kwi
A sociolinguistic survey of the languages of Botswana
Sue Hasselbring. 2000. "A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Languages of Botswana." v. 1: 1-142. Basarwa Languages Project, Collaborative Basarwa Research Programme of the Univ. of Botswana & Univ. of Tromsø.
Endangered
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
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
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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
"Anthony Traill has published a dictionary, a phonological study and numerous articles about !Xóõ... Most of the people in the Ghanzi District speak two or more languages. More people said that they speak Tswana as a second language than any other language. "
Location and Context
Countries
Botswana, Namibia
Location Description
Kgalagadi, Ghanzi, Botswana; Namibia
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Herero, Naro, Kgalagari, Tswana
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
At the lands or cattle post, to the chief, at the clinic, prayer, writing
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
None
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Participants (268-FT, 276-JT) translate example sentences with words introduced in the primer.
Participant (276-JT) translates example sentences with words introduced in the primer.
Participant (FT) was asked to translate utterances of the Taa survey (ca. 400 sentences, incl.