Kxʼa languages
E271855
Kxʼa languages are a small family of southern African click languages spoken by certain Khoisan groups, notable for their complex phonologies and use of multiple click consonants.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kxʼa languages canonical | 3 |
| Proto-Kxʼa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2505212 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kxʼa languages Context triple: [Khoisan peoples, languageFamily, Kxʼa languages]
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A.
Mazatec languages
The Mazatec languages are a group of closely related indigenous Otomanguean languages spoken primarily by the Mazatec people in the northern region of Oaxaca, Mexico.
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B.
Maricopa language
Maricopa language is a Native American Yuman language traditionally spoken by the Maricopa people of the lower Colorado River region in the southwestern United States.
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C.
Khoe languages
Khoe languages are a branch of southern African languages spoken mainly by Khoe peoples, known for their use of click consonants and distinct grammatical structures.
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D.
Chinantecan languages
The Chinantecan languages are a group of closely related indigenous Mesoamerican languages spoken primarily in northern Oaxaca, Mexico, known for their complex tonal systems and rich linguistic diversity.
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E.
Chicham languages
The Chicham languages are a small family of closely related indigenous languages spoken by various Jivaroan peoples of the Amazonian regions of Ecuador and Peru.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kxʼa languages Target entity description: Kxʼa languages are a small family of southern African click languages spoken by certain Khoisan groups, notable for their complex phonologies and use of multiple click consonants.
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A.
Mazatec languages
The Mazatec languages are a group of closely related indigenous Otomanguean languages spoken primarily by the Mazatec people in the northern region of Oaxaca, Mexico.
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B.
Maricopa language
Maricopa language is a Native American Yuman language traditionally spoken by the Maricopa people of the lower Colorado River region in the southwestern United States.
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C.
Khoe languages
Khoe languages are a branch of southern African languages spoken mainly by Khoe peoples, known for their use of click consonants and distinct grammatical structures.
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D.
Chinantecan languages
The Chinantecan languages are a group of closely related indigenous Mesoamerican languages spoken primarily in northern Oaxaca, Mexico, known for their complex tonal systems and rich linguistic diversity.
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E.
Chicham languages
The Chicham languages are a small family of closely related indigenous languages spoken by various Jivaroan peoples of the Amazonian regions of Ecuador and Peru.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
click language family
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| documentedBy | field linguists ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | Khoisan linguistics ⓘ |
| geneticRelationship |
not demonstrably related to Khoe–Kwadi languages
ⓘ
not demonstrably related to Tuu languages ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ju–ǂHoan languages
ⓘ
Kxʼa family ⓘ Khoisan languages ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Khoisan (obsolete classification)
|
| hasISOClassification | ISO 639-5: kxg (Kxʼa languages) ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ju language
ⓘ
Nǁng language ⓘ ǂHoan language ⓘ ǃXóõ (Taa) ⓘ
surface form:
ǃXóõ language
|
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
complex agreement systems
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
advanced tongue root vowel contrasts
ⓘ
click consonants ⓘ complex phonology ⓘ large consonant inventory ⓘ tone ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
distinction between nasal and oral clicks
ⓘ
glottalized clicks ⓘ large vowel inventory ⓘ lingual-labial consonants ⓘ multiple series of click accompaniments ⓘ |
| hasProtoLanguage |
Kxʼa languages
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Proto-Kxʼa
|
| hasSyntacticFeature | SOV basic word order (in many varieties) ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| linguisticTypology |
agglutinative
ⓘ
head-final ⓘ |
| nameCoinedIn | 2000s ⓘ |
| namedBy |
Anne-Maria Fehn
ⓘ
Tom Güldemann ⓘ |
| previouslyClassifiedAs | Northern branch of Khoisan ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Khoisan peoples
ⓘ
San peoples ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Angola
ⓘ
Botswana ⓘ Namibia ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Khoisan languages ⓘ |
| subjectTo | language shift to dominant regional languages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kxʼa languages Description of subject: Kxʼa languages are a small family of southern African click languages spoken by certain Khoisan groups, notable for their complex phonologies and use of multiple click consonants.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Proto-Kxʼa