Ju–ǂHoan languages
E928398
Ju–ǂHoan languages are a small family of Khoisan languages spoken by Ju and ǂHoan peoples of southern Africa, notable for their complex click consonant systems.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Khoisan language family
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Ju–Hoan languages
NERFINISHED
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Northern Khoisan languages ⓘ |
| arealGroup | Khoisan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentationStatus |
poorly documented for ǂHoan
ⓘ
relatively well documented for Juǀʼhoan ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| geneticRelation | not demonstrably related to non-Kxʼa language families ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
complex click consonant system
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contrastive vowel phonation ⓘ rich consonant inventory ⓘ tonal ⓘ |
| hasMemberLanguage |
!Xun language
NERFINISHED
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Juǀʼhoan language NERFINISHED ⓘ ǂHoan language ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ju languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ǂHoan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex tone system
ⓘ
multiple click series distinguished by manner ⓘ nasalized vowels ⓘ pharyngealized vowels ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticFeature |
language shift towards dominant regional languages
ⓘ
oral tradition emphasis ⓘ small speaker populations ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| influencedBy |
contact with Afrikaans
ⓘ
contact with Bantu languages ⓘ |
| ISOClassification | Kxʼa ⓘ |
| languageFamilyStatus | small language family ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology |
SOV-dominant word order
ⓘ
head-final tendencies ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex click accompaniments
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large inventory of click types ⓘ linguistic conservatism in phonology ⓘ |
| region | Kalahari Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Ju people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ǂHoan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Angola
NERFINISHED
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Botswana NERFINISHED ⓘ Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Africa ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Kxʼa languages ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
phonological research on click systems
ⓘ
studies of Khoisan classification ⓘ |
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