| Khwe | |
|---|---|
| Kxoe | |
| Spoken in | Namibia, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia |
| Native speakers | 9,000 (no date)[1] |
| Language family |
Khoe
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | either: xuu – Khwe hnh – ǁAni |
Khwe aka Kxoe is a dialect continuum of the Khoe family of Namibia, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, and small parts of Zambia, with some 11,000 speakers. It is learned locally as a second language in Namibia, but the language is being lost in Botswana as speakers shift to Tswana, under threat of deportation if they do not speak that language. Thousands of Kxoe were murdered in Angola after independence, as they had been used by the Portuguese as trackers, and the survivors fled to Zambia. However, some may have returned to Angola more recently.
There is currently a dictionary of the Kxoe language.
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Namibia: ~4,000
Angola: ~800
Botswana: ~5,000
South Africa: ~1,100
Zambia: ~100
DR Congo: ~50 (refugees from Angola)
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