Gǁana language

Gǁana (pronounced /ˈɡɑːnə/ GAH-nə in English, and also spelled ǁGana, Gxana, Dxana, Xgana) is a Khoe dialect cluster of Botswana. It is closely related to Naro, and includes the well-known dialect Gǀwi, which has the majority of speakers.

Gǁana
Native toBotswana
EthnicityGǁana
Native speakers
2,500 (2013)[1]
Khoe–Kwadi
  • Khoe
    • Kalahari (Tshu–Khwe)
      • West
        • Gǁana
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
gnk – Gǁana
gwj – Gǀwi
Glottologanaa1239
ELP||Gana
||Gana [sic] is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
[2]

The double pipe at the beginning of the name "Gǁana" represents a click like the English interjection used when saying giddy-ap to a horse. For the clicks and other sounds found in Gǁana, see Gǀwi dialect.

Dialects
  • Gǀwi
  • Domkhoe
  • Gǁaa(khwe)
  • Kǀhessákhoe

References
  1. Gǁana at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
    Gǀwi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
  2. Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (Report) (3rd ed.). UNESCO. 2010. p. 37.

Sources
  • Brenzinger, Matthias (2011) "The twelve modern Khoisan languages." In Witzlack-Makarevich & Ernszt (eds.), Khoisan languages and linguistics: proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium, Riezlern / Kleinwalsertal (Research in Khoisan Studies 29). Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag.


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