Kxoe is a Khoisan dialect continuum of Namibia, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, and a few in Zambia, with some 11,000 speakers. The Khoisan languages (also Khoesaan languages) are the indigenous languages of southern and eastern Africa; in southern Africa their speakers are the Khoi A dialect continuum is a range of Dialects spoken across a large geographical area differing only slightly between areas that are geographically close and gradually decreasing Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central The Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana is a Landlocked nation in Southern Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is learned locally as a second language in Namibia. There is currently a dictionary of the Kxoe language. A dictionary is a book of alphabetically listed Words in a specific language with definitions etymologies pronunciations and other information or a book of alphabetically
Contents |
User breakdown
Namibia: approx. 4,000
Angola: 800
Botswana: 5,000
South Africa: approx. 1,100
Zambia: approx. 100
Dialects
- Khoe-dam or Khwe or Xun or Huhwe
- ǁXo-kxoe
- ǁXom-kxoe
- Buma-kxoe
- Buga-kxoe or -khwe
- ǁAni or ‖Ani-kxoe or |Anda or Tsʼéxa or Tannekwe or Gani-khwe or various combinations of Handá + kwe + dam.
See also
Bibliography
- Kilian-Hatz, Christa (2003) Khwe dictionary (with a supplement on Khwe place names by Matthias Brenzinger). Köln: Rüdiger Köppe. ISBN 3-89645-083-2
External links
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic