Xuu

Also Known As: Kxoe Language,Mbara Kwengo,Zama,Black Bushman,Mbarakwena,Glanda-khwe,Barakwena "Barakwengo",Cazama,Schekere,Vazama,Mbarakwengo,!Hukwe,Water Bushmen,Hukwe,Xun,Kxoedam,Khoe,Xuhwe,Xu,Kxoe,Khwe,Khwedam Description: Kxoe is a Khoisan dialect continuum of Namibia, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, and a few in 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. Namibia: ~4,000 Angola: ~800 Botswana: ~5,000 South Africa: ~1,100 Zambia: ~100 DR Congo: ~50 (refugees from Angola)..... full article at Wikipedia Location of Kxoe language Speakers http://llmap.org/languages/xuu/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png Rosetta Document Collection Bibliography: 1 (download) (browse) Detailed Description: 1 (download) (browse) Orthography: 1 (download) (browse) Table Of Contents: 1 (download) (browse)

Overview Main Country: Namibia Spoken In: Regions: Africa ISO 639-3 Code: xuu Classification Taxonomy All Languages   Khoisan Group     Southern Africa Group       Central Southern Africa Group         Tshu-Khwe Group           Northwest Tshu-Khwe Group             Kxoe language