Native speakers 1,500 (2011) | Ethnicity Gǁana Glottolog anaa1239 | |
Language family KhoeKalahari (Tshu–Khwe)WestGǁana ISO 639-3 Either:gnk – Gǁanagwj – Gǀwi | ||
Gǁana (pronounced /ˈɡɑːnə/ 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.
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
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