ǃKwi languages
E927243
The ǃKwi languages are a subgroup of southern African Tuu (formerly “Khoisan”) languages, traditionally spoken by hunter-gatherer communities and noted for their extensive click consonant systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ǃKwi languages canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tuu languages subgroup
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| arealContactWith |
Bantu languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indo-European languages in Southern Africa ⓘ Khoe-Kwadi languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arealGroupWith | other Tuu languages ⓘ |
| associatedWithLifestyle |
foraging
GENERATED
ⓘ
nomadic or semi-nomadic settlement patterns GENERATED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | extensive click consonant systems ⓘ |
| documentedBy | field linguists in the 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicallyAssociatedWith | San peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerlyClassifiedAs | Khoisan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePhoneticFeature |
complex consonant phonation types
GENERATED
ⓘ
large click inventory GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePhonologicalFeature |
complex tone or prosodic patterns
GENERATED
ⓘ
rich consonant system GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | no widely used indigenous writing system ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tuu languages ⓘ |
| linguisticClassificationDebatedBy | Africanist linguists ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Botswana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
largely extinct
ⓘ
moribund ⓘ severely endangered ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Southern African languages
ⓘ
Tuu languages ⓘ click languages ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical-comparative studies of Tuu
ⓘ
language endangerment research ⓘ phonetic research on click consonants ⓘ |
| traditionallySpokenBy | hunter-gatherer communities ⓘ |
| usedHistoricallyFor |
oral tradition
ⓘ
ritual practices ⓘ traditional storytelling ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.