Also Known As:
Ju/'hoan, Agau, Kung-Tsumkwe, Xu, Xun, Kung, !Xo, Zhu'oasi, Dzu'oasi, Tsumkwe, Dobe Kung, Xaixai, Žhu|hõasi, Ju/'hoansi
Dialects & Varieties
- Nogau
- Dzu'oasi
Ju|'hoan-Language Education in Namibia and its Relevance for Minority-Language Education in Botswana
Megan Biesele and Robert K. Hitchcok. 2000. "Ju|'hoan-Language Education in Namibia and Its Relevance For Minority-Language Education in Botswana." In Botswana: The Future of the Minority Languages, edited by Herman M. Batibo and Birgit Smieja. 40: 237-265. Peter Lang.
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~9,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Older adults
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Elders
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Location and Context
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Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
Nyae Nyae Conservancy, language materials, Village Schools Project, Ju|'hoan-English dictionary, mother-tongue education
Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Comments on writing systems:
"... the Nyae Nyae Conservancy (NNC) advanced the Ju|'hoan agenda of effective national and international communication by formally adopting a practical orthography of the Ju|'hoan language for educational and political purposes. This orthography was produced to international linguistic standards..."
Recent Resources
A community-based project working to empower the Juǀ'hoan San community through literacy, the develo
This is a PowerPoint presentation with some photographs showing what goes on in Tsumkwe and the surr
Language Juǀʼhoan. ktz_word-list_1970_04.html, entries: 191 - 336