Gǁana | |
---|---|
Native to | Botswana |
Ethnicity | Gǁana |
Native speakers | 2,500 (2013) [1] |
Khoe–Kwadi
| |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:
gnk – Gǁana
gwj –
Gǀwi |
Glottolog |
anaa1239 |
ELP | ||Gana |
![]() ||Gana [
sic] is classified as Vulnerable by the
UNESCO
Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
[2] |
Gǁana (pronounced /ˈɡɑːnə/ GAH-nə in English, and also spelled ǁGana, Gxana, Dxana, Xgana) is a Khoe dialect cluster of Botswana. It is closely related to Naro, and includes the well-known dialect Gǀwi, which has the majority of speakers.
The double pipe at the beginning of the name "Gǁana" represents a click like the English interjection used when saying giddy-ap to a horse. For the clicks and other sounds found in Gǁana, see Gǀwi dialect.
Gǁana | |
---|---|
Native to | Botswana |
Ethnicity | Gǁana |
Native speakers | 2,500 (2013) [1] |
Khoe–Kwadi
| |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:
gnk – Gǁana
gwj –
Gǀwi |
Glottolog |
anaa1239 |
ELP | ||Gana |
![]() ||Gana [
sic] is classified as Vulnerable by the
UNESCO
Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
[2] |
Gǁana (pronounced /ˈɡɑːnə/ GAH-nə in English, and also spelled ǁGana, Gxana, Dxana, Xgana) is a Khoe dialect cluster of Botswana. It is closely related to Naro, and includes the well-known dialect Gǀwi, which has the majority of speakers.
The double pipe at the beginning of the name "Gǁana" represents a click like the English interjection used when saying giddy-ap to a horse. For the clicks and other sounds found in Gǁana, see Gǀwi dialect.