Khoekhoe language

The Khoe language
The Khoe language
Person	Khoe-i
People	Khoekhoen
Language	Khoekhoegowab

Khoekhoe
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)
Language family	Khoe–Kwadi Khoe Khoekhoe Khoekhoe; ; ;
Dialects	Nama–Damara; Haiǁom–ǂĀkhoe;
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Namibia; South Africa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; naq – Khoekhoe, Nama; hgm – Haiǁom
Glottolog	nort3245 Subfamily: North Khoekhoe; nama1264 Language: Nama; haio1238 Language: Haiǁom-Akhoe
ELP	Khoekhoe
	The distribution of the Nama language in Namibia
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The Khoekhoe /ˈkɔɪkɔɪ/ KOY-koy language (Khoekhoegowab), also known by the ethnic terms Nama (Namagowab) /ˈnɑːmə/ NAH-mə,^[3] Damara (ǂNūkhoegowab), or Nama/Damara^[4]^[5] and formerly as Hottentot,^[b] is the most widespread of the non-Bantu languages of Southern Africa that make heavy use of click consonants and therefore were formerly classified as Khoisan, a grouping now recognized as obsolete. It belongs to the Khoe language family, and is spoken in Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa primarily 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
^ ^a ^b "Khoekhoe languages". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
^ "Hottentot". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

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[1] 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.

[3] "Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 – Chapter 1: Founding Provisions". gov.za. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

[4] Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student's Handbook, Edinburgh

[5] 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

[britannica-6] "Khoekhoe languages". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

[oxford_reference-7] "Hottentot". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

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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]
Language family	Khoe–Kwadi Khoe Khoekhoe Khoekhoe
Dialects	Nama–Damara Haiǁom–ǂĀkhoe
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Namibia South Africa^[a]^[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: `naq` – Khoekhoe, Nama `hgm` – Haiǁom
Glottolog	`nort3245` Subfamily: North Khoekhoe `nama1264` Language: Nama `haio1238` Language: Haiǁom-Akhoe
ELP	Khoekhoe
The distribution of the Nama language in Namibia
This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.