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Tuu languages

Index Tuu languages

The Tuu languages, or Taa–ǃKwi (Taa–ǃUi, ǃUi–Taa, Kwi) languages, are a language family consisting of two language clusters spoken in Botswana and South Africa. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 40 relations: Australia, Bilabial click, Boshof ǃUi, Botswana, Consonant, ǀXam language, ǁŨǁʼe language, ǁKā language, ǁXegwi language, ǂʼAmkoe language, ǂUngkue language, ǃGãǃne language, Damin, Dialect, Dorothea Bleek, Endangered language, Ernst Oswald Johannes Westphal, First language, Gǀui dialect, Gemsbok, Kalahari Desert, Khoe languages, Khoekhoe language, Khoisan languages, Kxʼa languages, Language contact, Language family, List of national mottos, Lower Nossob language, Nǁng language, Orange River, Pidgin, Seroa language, South Africa, Sprachbund, Taa language, Tone (linguistics), Vaal River, Vaalpens, Vowel.

  2. Khoisan languages
  3. Languages of Botswana

Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Bilabial click

The bilabial clicks are a family of click consonants that sound like a smack of the lips.

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Boshof ǃUi

Boshof ǃUi is an extinct ǃKwi language or dialect of South Africa. Tuu languages and Boshof ǃUi are languages of South Africa.

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Botswana

Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa.

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Consonant

In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract, except for the h, which is pronounced without any stricture in the vocal tract.

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ǀXam language

ǀXam (pronounced, in English as) is an extinct language (or possibly cluster of languages) from South Africa formerly spoken by the ǀXam-ka ǃʼē people. Tuu languages and ǀXam language are languages of South Africa.

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ǁŨǁʼe language

ǁŨǁʼe, also rendered ǁKu-ǁʼe or ǁKuǁe, is an extinct ǃKwi language or dialect of South Africa, spoken near Theunissen in South Africa, and recorded by Dorothea Bleek in 1928. Tuu languages and ǁŨǁʼe language are languages of South Africa.

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ǁKā language

ǁKā is an extinct ǃKwi language or dialect of the Vaal River region of South Africa. Tuu languages and ǁKā language are languages of South Africa.

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ǁXegwi language

ǁXegwi (pronounced), also known as Batwa, is an extinct ǃKwi language spoken at Lake Chrissie in South Africa, near the Swazi border. Tuu languages and ǁXegwi language are languages of South Africa.

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ǂʼAmkoe language

ǂʼAmkoe, formerly called by the dialectal name ǂHoan (Eastern ǂHȍã, ǂHûân, ǂHua, ǂHû, or in native orthography ǂHȍȁn), is a severely endangered Kxʼa language of Botswana. Tuu languages and ǂʼAmkoe language are endangered languages of Africa and languages of Botswana.

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ǂUngkue language

ǂUngkue is an extinct ǃKwi language or dialect of the Vaal River region of South Africa, with records of it being spoken in Warrenton. Tuu languages and ǂUngkue language are languages of South Africa.

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ǃGãǃne language

ǃGãǃne (ǃGãǃnge) is an extinct language or dialect of the ǃKwi family which was once spoken near Tsolo and in Umtata District in South Africa, south of Lesotho. Tuu languages and ǃGãǃne language are languages of South Africa.

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Damin

Damin (Demiin in the practical orthography of Lardil) was a ceremonial language register used by the advanced initiated men of the aboriginal Lardil (Leerdil in the practical orthography) and Yangkaal peoples of northern Australia.

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Dialect

Dialect (from Latin,, from the Ancient Greek word, 'discourse', from, 'through' and, 'I speak') refers to two distinctly different types of linguistic relationships.

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Dorothea Bleek

Dorothea Frances Bleek (later Dorothy F. Bleek; born 26 March 1873, Mowbray, Cape Town – died 27 June 1948, Newlands, Cape Town) was a South African-born German anthropologist and philologist known for her research on the Bushmen (the San people) of Southern Africa.

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Endangered language

An endangered language or moribund language is a language that is at risk of disappearing as its speakers die out or shift to speaking other languages.

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Ernst Oswald Johannes Westphal

Ernst Oswald Johannes Gotthard Gotthilf Westphal (Khalavha in Venda, South Africa, 1919 - Bredasdorp near Cape Town, South Africa, 27 November 1990) was a South African linguist and an expert in Bantu and Khoisan languages.

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First language

A first language (L1), native language, native tongue, or mother tongue is the first language a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period.

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Gǀui dialect

Gǀui or Gǀwi (pronounced in English, and also spelled ǀGwi, Dcui, Gcwi, or Cgui) is a Khoe dialect of Botswana with 2,500 speakers (2004 Cook). Tuu languages and Gǀui dialect are languages of Botswana.

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Gemsbok

The gemsbok (Oryx gazella), or South African oryx, is a large antelope in the genus Oryx.

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Kalahari Desert

The Kalahari Desert is a large semi-arid sandy savanna in Southern Africa extending for, covering much of Botswana, as well as parts of Namibia and South Africa.

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Khoe languages

The Khoe languages are the largest of the non-Bantu language families indigenous to Southern Africa. Tuu languages and Khoe languages are Khoisan languages and languages of South Africa.

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Khoekhoe language

Khoekhoe (Khoekhoegowab), also known by the ethnic terms Nama (Namagowab), Damara (ǂNūkhoegowab), or Nama/Damara and formerly as Hottentot, is the most widespread of the non-Bantu languages of Southern Africa that make heavy use of click consonants and therefore were formerly classified as Khoisan, a grouping now recognized as obsolete. Tuu languages and Khoekhoe language are languages of Botswana and languages of South Africa.

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Khoisan languages

The Khoisan languages (also Khoesan or Khoesaan) are a number of African languages once classified together, originally by Joseph Greenberg. Tuu languages and Khoisan languages are endangered languages of Africa.

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Kxʼa languages

The Kxʼa languages, also called Ju–ǂHoan, is a language family established in 2010 linking the ǂʼAmkoe (ǂHoan) language with the ǃKung (Juu) dialect cluster, a relationship that had been suspected for a decade. Tuu languages and Kxʼa languages are endangered languages of Africa, Khoisan languages, language families and languages of Botswana.

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Language contact

Language contact occurs when speakers of two or more languages or varieties interact with and influence each other.

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Language family

A language family is a group of languages related through descent from a common ancestral language or parental language, called the proto-language of that family. Tuu languages and language family are language families.

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List of national mottos

This article lists state and national mottos for the world's nations.

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Lower Nossob language

Lower Nossob is an extinct Khoisan language once spoken along the Nossob River on the border of South Africa and Botswana, near Namibia. Tuu languages and Lower Nossob language are languages of Botswana and languages of South Africa.

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Nǁng language

Nǁng or Nǁŋǃke, commonly known by the name of its only spoken dialect Nǀuu (Nǀhuki), is a moribund Tuu (Khoisan) language once spoken in South Africa. Tuu languages and Nǁng language are endangered languages of Africa and languages of South Africa.

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Orange River

The Orange River (from Afrikaans/Dutch: Oranjerivier) is a river in Southern Africa.

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Pidgin

A pidgin, or pidgin language, is a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups of people that do not have a language in common: typically, its vocabulary and grammar are limited and often drawn from several languages.

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Seroa language

Seroa, or ǃUi, is a ǃKwi language or dialect of South Africa that went extinct in the 19th century. Tuu languages and Seroa language are languages of South Africa.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Sprachbund

A sprachbund (Sprachbund, lit. "language federation"), also known as a linguistic area, area of linguistic convergence, or diffusion area, is a group of languages that share areal features resulting from geographical proximity and language contact.

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Taa language

Taa, also known as ǃXóõ (also spelled ǃKhong and ǃXoon),The Taa pronunciation of "ǃXóõ" can be heard in, repeated from 0′16″ to 0′24″. Tuu languages and Taa language are languages of Botswana.

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Tone (linguistics)

Tone is the use of pitch in language to distinguish lexical or grammatical meaning—that is, to distinguish or to inflect words.

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Vaal River

The Vaal River (Khoemana: italic) is the largest tributary of the Orange River in South Africa.

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Vaalpens

Vaalpens, also known as Kattea, as of the beginning of the 20th century, are a little-known nomadic people of South Africa, who survive in small groups in the Zoutpansberg and Waterberg districts of the Transvaal, especially along the Magalakwane River.

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Vowel

A vowel is a syllabic speech sound pronounced without any stricture in the vocal tract.

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See also

Khoisan languages

Languages of Botswana

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuu_languages

Also known as !Kwi, !Kwi language, !Kwi languages, !Ui languages, Danster ǃUi language, Kwi languages, Proto Tuu language, Proto Tuu languages, Proto-Tuu, Proto-Tuu language, Proto-Tuu languages, Southern Khoisan languages, Southern South African Khoisan languages, Taa-!Kwi languages, Tuu language, Vaal-Orange, Vaal-Orange language, ǃKwi languages.