Also Known As:
Kxoe, Khoe, Buga, Mbarakwena, Barakwena, Barakwengo, Hukwe, !Hukwe, Xuhwe, Xu, Zama, Vazama, Cazama, Mbarakwengo, Glanda-Khwe, Schekere, Mbara Kwengo, Kxoedam, Khwedam, Xun
Dialects & Varieties
- ||Xo-Kxoe
- Buga-Kxoe
- ||Xom-Kxoe
- Kxoedam
- Buma-Kxoe
Moving to survive: Kxoe communities in arid lands
Matthias Brenzinger. 1998. "Moving To Survive: Kxoe Communities in Arid Lands." In Language, identity and conceptualization among the Khoisan, edited by Mathias Schladt. 15: 321-357. Rüdiger Köppe Verlag.
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~8,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
300+
Semi-speakers or rememberers
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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
Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Angola, South Africa
Location Description
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Government Support
UNITA soldiers build houses, get food and water for Kxoe
Institutional Support
Used as oral medium of instruction in West Caprivi, Namibia; Kxoe community workshop on language held in 1996;
Speakers' Attitude
Positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
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Textbooks
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Recent Resources
The wikipedia page for the Khwe language. Lots of detail.
"Kxoedam is the language dominantly used in West Caprivi [Namibia] and it is employed as a lingua franca."