Gǁana language
E1000651
The Gǁana language is a Khoe-Kwadi (Khoe) language spoken by the Gǁana people of Botswana, known for its use of click consonants and its status as a minority indigenous language of southern Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gǁana language canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Khoe language
ⓘ
indigenous language ⓘ language ⓘ minority language ⓘ |
| country | Botswana ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gǁana people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gana
ⓘ
ǁGana ⓘ |
| hasConsonantType |
alveolar clicks
ⓘ
lateral clicks ⓘ palatal clicks ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
click consonants
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| ISO639-3 | gla ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Khoe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khoe-Kwadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Khoisan linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Kalahari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Botswana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
endangered language
ⓘ
minority language ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Khoe languages
ⓘ
Khoe-Kwadi languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Gǁana community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
oral tradition
ⓘ
ritual practices ⓘ traditional storytelling ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.