Khoe–Kwadi language family

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language family hypothesis proposed language family

The Khoe–Kwadi language family is a proposed grouping of southern African languages that links the Khoe languages with the extinct Kwadi language, suggesting a broader historical relationship among non-Bantu languages in the region.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Khoe-Kwadi languages 3
Khoe–Kwadi language family canonical 2
Khoe–Kwadi languages 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf language family hypothesis ⓘ
proposed language family ⓘ
alternativeView some scholars treat Khoe and Kwadi as separate families ⓘ
basisOfProposal lexical similarities ⓘ
structural similarities ⓘ
classificationDebate relationship to other Khoisan groupings is uncertain ⓘ
componentOf non-Bantu languages of southern Africa ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
contrastedWith Bantu language families ⓘ
other so-called Khoisan language groups ⓘ
documentationLevel moderately documented for Khoe languages ⓘ
poorly documented for Kwadi ⓘ
evidenceType comparative historical linguistics ⓘ
hasFeature languages with click consonants ⓘ
rich pronominal systems ⓘ
subject–object–verb word order in some languages ⓘ
hasMemberLanguageStatus endangered language ⓘ
extinct language ⓘ
historicalRelationship links Khoe languages with Kwadi ⓘ
implication suggests wider prehistoric connections among southern African populations ⓘ
includes Khoe languages ⓘ
Kwadi language ⓘ
includesSubgroup Central Khoe languages ⓘ
Eastern Kalahari Khoe ⓘ
surface form: East Kalahari Khoe languages

Kalahari Khoe languages ⓘ
Khoikhoi language ⓘ
surface form: Khoekhoe languages

Western Kalahari Khoe ⓘ
surface form: West Kalahari Khoe languages
languageBranch Khoe branch ⓘ
Kwadi branch ⓘ
proposedBy Tom Güldemann ⓘ
other historical linguists of southern Africa ⓘ
region southern Africa ⓘ
relatedTo Khoe language family ⓘ
Kwadi ⓘ
researchField African historical linguistics ⓘ
language classification ⓘ
spokenBy Khoe peoples ⓘ
surface form: Khoe-speaking peoples

historical Kwadi-speaking communities ⓘ
spokenInPastOrPresent Angola ⓘ
Botswana ⓘ
Namibia ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
status controversial ⓘ
proposed ⓘ
timeOfMajorProposals early 21st century ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ
uncertaintyReason complex contact history in southern Africa ⓘ
limited data for Kwadi ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khoe languages → partOf → Khoe–Kwadi language family ⓘ
Khoe-Kwadi → includes → Khoe–Kwadi language family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kwadi language
ǃXóõ (Taa) → languageFamily → Khoe–Kwadi language family ⓘ
subject surface form: ǃXóõ
this entity surface form: Khoe-Kwadi languages
Damara language → belongsToBranch → Khoe–Kwadi language family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Khoekhoe branch of Khoe languages
Gǀui language → subfamilyOf → Khoe–Kwadi language family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Khoe-Kwadi languages
Eastern Kalahari Khoe → subclassOf → Khoe–Kwadi language family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Khoe–Kwadi languages
Eastern Kalahari Khoe → hasAncestor → Khoe–Kwadi language family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Proto-Khoe
Western Kalahari Khoe → subclassOf → Khoe–Kwadi language family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Khoe–Kwadi languages
Khoe → partOf → Khoe–Kwadi language family ⓘ
Khoikhoi language → memberOf → Khoe–Kwadi language family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Khoe-Kwadi language family
Kwadi → subclassOf → Khoe–Kwadi language family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Khoe-Kwadi languages