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| Khoekhoe | |
|---|---|
| Nama/Damara | |
| Khoekhoegowab | |
| Native to | Namibia, Botswana and South Africa |
| Region | Orange River, Great Namaland, Damaraland |
| Ethnicity | Khoikhoi, Nama, Damara, Haiǁom, ǂKhomani |
Native speakers | 200,000 ± 10,000 (2011)[1] |
Khoe–Kwadi
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| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:naq – Khoekhoe, Namahgm – Haiǁom |
| Glottolog | nort3245 Subfamily: North Khoekhoenama1264 Language: Namahaio1238 Language: Haiǁom-Akhoe |
| ELP | Khoekhoe |
 The distribution of the Nama language in Namibia | |
| The Khoe language | |
| person | Khoe-i |
| people | Khoekhoen |
| language | Khoekhoegowab |
The Khoekhoe /ˈkɔɪkɔɪ/ language (Khoekhoegowab), or Nama (Namagowab) /ˈnɑːmə/, Damara (ǂNūkhoegowab),[3] Nama/Damara,[4][5] and Hottentot[b], is the most common of the non-Bantu languages of Southern Africa that make much use of click consonants. Because of that, Khoekhoe used to be Khoisan, but this group is not used now. It is part of the Khoe language family, and is used in Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa, usually by three ethnic groups: Namakhoen, ǂNūkhoen, and Haiǁomkhoen.
- ↑ Brenzinger, Matthias (2011) "The twelve modern Khoisan languages." In Witzlack-Makarevich & Ernszt (eds.), Khoisan languages and linguistics: proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium, Riezlern / Kleinwalsertal (Research in Khoisan Studies 29). Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag.
- ↑ "Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 – Chapter 1: Founding Provisions". gov.za. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student's Handbook, Edinburgh
- ↑ Haacke, Wilfrid H. G. (2018), Kamusella, Tomasz; Ndhlovu, Finex (eds.), "Khoekhoegowab (Nama/Damara)", The Social and Political History of Southern Africa's Languages, Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 133–158, doi:10.1057/978-1-137-01593-8_9, ISBN 978-1-137-01592-1
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Khoekhoe languages". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ↑ "Hottentot". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
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