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 (7)

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 ⓘ
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 (25)

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
Damaraland → languageSpoken → Khoekhoegowab ⓘ
linked to: Khoikhoi language
Griqua people → heritageLanguage → Khoekhoe (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Khoikhoi language
Khorixas → hasLanguage → Khoekhoegowab ⓘ
linked to: Khoikhoi language
Damara → language → Khoekhoegowab ⓘ
linked to: Khoikhoi language
Tsau ǁKhaeb National Park → languageOfName → Khoekhoegowab ⓘ
linked to: Khoikhoi language
African languages → includeLanguage → Khoekhoe language ⓘ
linked to: Khoikhoi language
Grootfontein, Namibia → languageMajority → Khoekhoegowab ⓘ
linked to: Khoikhoi language
Khoe family → hasLanguage → Khoekhoegowab ⓘ
linked to: Khoikhoi language