Khwe language

Khwe /ˈkweɪ/ KWAY (also rendered Kxoe, Khoe /ˈkɔɪ/ KOY) is a dialect continuum of the Khoe branch of the Kwadi-Khoe family of Namibia, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, and parts of Zambia, with some 8,000 speakers.

Khwe
Kxoe
Native toNamibia, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia
RegionNorthwest District in Botswana, Khwai River, Mababe
Native speakers
8,000 (2011)
(7,000 Khwe and 1,000 ǁAni)
Khoe–Kwadi
  • Khoe
    • Kalahari (Tshu–Khwe)
      • Northwest
        • Khwe
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
xuu – Khwe
hnh – ǁAni (Handa)
Glottologkxoe1242
ELP
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