Gǀwi
E927248
Gǀwi is a Khoe-Kwadi (Khoe) language spoken by the Gǀwi people of the central Kalahari region in Botswana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gǀwi canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Khoe language
ⓘ
Khoe-Kwadi language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | southern Africa ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Botswana ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gǀwi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gwi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gǀwi (Gwi) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gǀwi Bushman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsonantType | click consonants ⓘ |
| hasLanguageCodeISO639-3 | gwj ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
noun class-like distinctions
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology | SOV word order (tendential) ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex click inventory
ⓘ
tonal contrasts ⓘ |
| isSpokenBy | hunter-gatherer communities ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Khoe-Kwadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Gana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Naro NERFINISHED ⓘ Tswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Kalahari Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Botswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInRegion | central Kalahari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
endangered language
ⓘ
minority language ⓘ |
| subfamily | Khoe ⓘ |
| usedBy | Gǀwi communities in Central Kalahari Game Reserve ⓘ |
| usedIn | oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.