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The Shekgalagadi Struggle for Survival: Aspects of Language Maintenance and Shift

Stephen T. M. Lukusa. 2000. "The Shekgalagadi Struggle For Survival: Aspects of Language Maintenance and Shift." In Botswana: the Future of the Minority Languages, edited by Herman M. Batibo and Birgit Smieja. 56-77. Peter Lang.

Threatened
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
About Vitality Level
Speaker Number Trends

Speaker Number Trend 2

A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.

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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.

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Transmission

Transmission 1

Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.

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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
"...the Kgalagadi population sample examined in this study still points to a very high rate of illiteracy of respondents in their own mother tongue."

Location and Context
Countries
Kgalagadi Desert, Botswana
Location Description
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Government Support
None
Institutional Support
None
Speakers' Attitude
Mixed positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
English, Setswana, Naro, Sarwa, Afrikaans, Ndebele, Herero, Sotho, Xhosa, Kgothu, !Xóõ
Number of Other Language Speakers:
88%% reported to be multilingual
Domains of Other Languages:
School, government, church, news media

Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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