Talk:Nama language

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Moved from main page to here;

This is seriously the only information I can find that hasn't been contradicted, except for the number of speakers, though Ethnologue seems like a reliable source. The sources contradict each other on whether Nama contrasts voicing, just what accompaniments it's clicks can have, and many other things.

The linguistic community as a whole seems unable to ascertain the number of click consonants in some Khoisan languages. For instance, is the !Kung name N!xau three phonemes, or five? Is the click a sequence n + !x? n! + x? n + ! + x? Or just one phoneme, a prenasalised voiceless laminal retroflex click with affricated velar release? (BTW, I tend to believe that it's just one phoneme, on a par with Swahili and Zulu prenasalised voiced stops.) I must say though, I like this page; it actually shows some of the language in use, rather than just the name - population - location approach that has been taken with so many Wikipedia pages about languages in the past. thefamouseccles 04:11 17 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Contents 1 Dictionary for Nama 2 shift to Afrikaans? 3 National language status 4 "Klipkaffer" language

[edit] Dictionary for Nama

The article mentions that a dictionary exists; could someone provide a citation or ISBN number?

Haacke & Eiseb 2002. Added. — mark ✎ 08:07, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

The dictionary was Published by Gamsberg-Macmillan Publishers, Windhoek ISBN 99916-0-401-4, gamsberg@iafrica.com.na

It would be interesting to know who the author of the contributions on the Nama language is.

W. Haacke

[edit] shift to Afrikaans?

Is it true (as stated in the French article) that most Namas now speak Afrikaans rather than Nama? QuartierLatin1968 22:54, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] National language status

Is Nama a national language of Namibia? This article says it is, but Namibia contradicts it.

[edit] "Klipkaffer" language

"Klipkaffer" language redirects here and has been nominated for speedy deletion. Any thoughts on whether this redirect should be kept or deleted? --Richard 20:16, 28 June 2007 (UTC)