Ju/'hoan language
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Ju/'hoan (also called Zu|'hõasi, Dzu'oasi, Zû-|hoa) is a Khoisan language spoken in the Northwest District of Botswana along the border with Namibia by about 5,000 people (2002). It is classified as a Northern Khoisan language, related to such languages as Kung-ekoka (!Xűű) and =/Kx'au//'ein. Among the Northern Khoisan languages, it constitutes the Southern dialect cluster according to Snyman (1997). Four varieties are distinguished: Epukiro, Tsumkwe, Rundu, and Omatako
Bibliography
- Snyman, J.W. (1975) Zu|'hõasi Fonologie en Woordeboek. Capetown: AA Balkema.
- Snyman, J.W. (1983) 'Zu|'hõasi, a Khoisan Dialect of South West Africa/Namibia', in Dihoff, Ivan R. (ed.) Current Approaches to African Linguistics Vol 1, 115–125.
- Snyman, J.W. (1997) 'A preliminary classification of the !Xűű and Zu|'hõasi Dialects', in Haacke, W.H.G. & Elderkin, E.D. (eds.) Namibian Languages: Reports and Papers. (Namibian African Studies, 4). Köln: Rüdiger Köppe, 21–106.
External link
- Ethnologue Report for Ju/'hoan (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ktz)