Khoikhoi language

E403349

The Khoikhoi language is a member of the Khoe-Kwadi family spoken historically by the Khoikhoi people of southwestern Africa, known for its distinctive click consonants and role in the region’s cultural heritage.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Khoekhoegowab 9
Khoekhoe language 3
Khoekhoe languages 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Khoe language
Khoisan language
language
natural language
closelyRelatedTo Damara language
Nama language
hasAlternativeName Khoekhoe
linked to: Khoisan languages

Khoekhoegowab
linked to: Khoikhoi language

Nama-Khoekhoe
linked to: Khoikhoi language
hasDomain indigenous flora and fauna terminology
traditional pastoralism vocabulary
hasEthnicAssociation Damara people NERFINISHED
Khoikhoi people
linked to: Khoikhoi

Nama people
hasLinguisticFeature click consonants
rich consonant inventory
tonal contrasts
hasMorphologicalType agglutinative language
hasPhonologicalFeature alveolar clicks
lateral clicks
palatal clicks
uvular consonants
hasStatus endangered language
hasWordOrder SOV-dominant
hasWritingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet
influenced South African toponyms
local Afrikaans lexicon
influencedBy Afrikaans
Bantu languages
English
isPartOf Khoikhoi cultural heritage
memberOf Khoe language family
linked to: Khoe languages

Khoe-Kwadi language family
recognizedIn Namibian education and media policies
region Cape region
Namib Desert region
linked to: Namib Desert
spokenBy Khoikhoi people
linked to: Khoikhoi
spokenIn Botswana
Namibia
South Africa
Southwestern Africa
linked to: Southern Africa
subclassOf Khoe-Kwadi language
usedAs marker of Khoikhoi identity
usedFor oral tradition
ritual practices
traditional storytelling

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khoe-Kwadi includes Khoikhoi language
Damara people language Khoekhoegowab
linked to: Khoikhoi language
Orange River region languageHistoricallySpoken Khoekhoe languages
linked to: Khoikhoi language
Damara language alsoKnownAs Khoekhoegowab
linked to: Khoikhoi language
Damara language closelyRelatedTo Khoekhoe language
linked to: Khoikhoi language
Western Kalahari Khoe relatedTo Khoekhoe language
linked to: Khoikhoi language
Khoe–Kwadi language family includesSubgroup Khoekhoe languages
linked to: Khoikhoi language
Khoe peoples language Khoekhoegowab
linked to: Khoikhoi language
Khoe hasLanguage Khoekhoegowab
linked to: Khoikhoi language
Standard Nama subclassOf Khoekhoe language
linked to: Khoikhoi language
Khoikhoi language hasAlternativeName Khoekhoegowab
linked to: Khoikhoi language
Khoikhoi language hasAlternativeName Nama-Khoekhoe
linked to: Khoikhoi language
Goringhaiqua languageFamily Khoikhoi languages
linked to: Khoikhoi language
John Pandeni Constituency hasLanguage Khoekhoegowab
linked to: Khoikhoi language
Otjozondjupa Region hasLanguage Khoekhoegowab
linked to: Khoikhoi language
Nama language alternateName Khoekhoegowab
linked to: Khoikhoi language
Hendrik Witbooi languageOfWorkOrName Khoekhoegowab
linked to: Khoikhoi language