Also Known As:
Nharo, Naron, /Ai San, Nharon, Nhauru, Nhaurun, ||Aikwe, |Aikwe, ||Ai||en, ||Aisan, ||Ai||e, Qoo, Gaa, Ts'ao
Dialects & Varieties
- Ts'ao
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.
Vulnerable
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 0
Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.
0
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 2
Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
2
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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Location and Context
Countries
Botswana, Namibia
Location Description
Ghanzi, Northwest, Botswana; Namibia
Government Support
No results found.
Institutional Support
Used as medium of education in some preschools
Speakers' Attitude
Positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
!Xóõ, /Gwi, ≠Kx'au//'ein, Afrikaans, English, Goo, Herero, Kgalagari, Nama, Ts'ao, Tswana
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
With the chief, at the clinic, church, writing
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
No results found.
Writing system:
Yes
Other writing systems used:
No results text.
Comments on writing systems:
"An orthography was developed for the language in the early 1990's."
Recent Resources
Message informatif
No results found.
"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. "