Language Information by Source

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.

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
"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. "

"Over four fifths of //Gana… respondents said they speak their own languages best."

"!Goro, //Gana, Kalanga, Kua, and Nambya are being used by all ages of speakers, although none have institutional support."

Location and Context

Countries
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Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
None
Speakers' Attitude
Positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Tswana, !Goro, English, Kalanga, Kgalagari, Naro, Kuhane, Deti, Yeyi, /Gwi, Afrikaans
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
by the chief, kgotla, at the clinic, children, reading/writing

Writing Systems

Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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