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Khoe

African Language Families

The Khoe or Khoi languages are the largest of the non-Bantu language families indigenous to Southern Africa.

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Classification Confidence
Established 1
Reconstructed Ancestor
Reconstructed 2
Region
Namibia and the Kalahari Desert 2
Proto-Language Status
Reconstructed, Proto-Khoe 2
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Number of Languages
13 1
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Cases Where Used

San

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Source Wikipedia: SanLeadtier 3
Quote, Lead
The San speak, or their ancestors spoke, languages of the Khoe, Tuu, and Kxʼa language families

Found In

Africa

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Source Khoe languages, WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The Khoe or Khoi ( KWAY) languages are the largest of the non-Bantu language families indigenous to Southern Africa.
Sources
1. Glottolog: Khoe (languoid record)
Glottolog
  • Languoid record: child_language_count
    "child_language_count": 13
  • Languoid record: level and category
    "level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"
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2. Khoe languages, Wikipedia
  • Infobox: region
    Namibia and the Kalahari Desert
  • Infobox, Proto-language field
    Proto-language: Proto-Khoe
  • Infobox: protoname
    Proto-Khoe
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Wikidata: Khoe
Wikidata Q2736449, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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