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List of Khoisan languages

This is a list of Khoisan languages, which are indigenous to southern Africa. All separate languages are linked to. Many of the languages listed are endangered, and several are extinct. Headings given are branches of the Khoisan language family.

The Khoisan relationship is hypothetical. The inclusion of Hadza is especially doubtful, although most linguists accept that the Southern African families are probably distantly related.

Contents

1 Hadza

2 Sandawe

3 Central (Khoe)

3.1 Kwadi
3.2 Khoekhoe

3.2.1 North Khoekhoe
3.2.2 South Khoekhoe

3.3 Tshu-Khwe

3.3.1 East Tshu-Khwe

3.3.1.1 Central
3.3.1.2 Northeast

3.3.2 West Tshu-Khwe

3.3.2.1 Northwest
3.3.2.2 Southwest

4 Southern (Ta'a-!Kwi)

4.1 Ta'a
4.2 !Kwi

5 Northern (Ju)

6 Unclassified

Hadza

Hadza

Sandawe

Sandawe

Central (Khoe)

Kwadi

Kwadi

Khoekhoe

North Khoekhoe

Nama (ethnonym Khoekhoegowab)

South Khoekhoe

Korana (ethnonym !Ora)
Xiri

Tshu-Khwe

East Tshu-Khwe

Central

Shua (a dialect cluster including Deti and Ganadi)

Northeast

Tsoa (a dialect cluster including Cire Cire and Kua)

West Tshu-Khwe

Northwest

Southwest

Southern (Ta'a-!Kwi)

Ta'a

!Xóõ

!Kwi

Northern (Ju)

a dialect cluster including ‡Kx'au‖'ein, !Kung, Ju/'hoan, Maligo, !’O!xũũ

Unclassified

‡Hõã (possibly in the Northern Khoisan family)