Native speakers 40,000 (2004) Glottolog kgal1244 | ISO 639-3 xkv Guthrie code S.311 (ex-S.31d) | |
Language family Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoSouthern BantoidBantuSotho–TswanaKgalagadi | ||
Kgalagadi (Kalahari) is one of the Bantu languages spoken in Botswana, along the South African border and in Namibia. It is spoken by about 40,000 people. In the language, it is known as Shekgalagari, pronounced [ʃɛkxalaxaɾi].
Classification
Kgalagadi (also rendered Kgalagari, Kgalagarhi, Kgalagari, Khalagari, Khalakadi, Kxhalaxadi, Qhalaxarzi, Shekgalagadi, Shekgalagari) is most closely related to Tswana, and until recently was classified as a dialect of Tswana.
Dialects include Shengologa, Sheshaga, Shebolaongwe, Shelala, Shekhena, Sheritjhauba, and Shekgwatheng.
References
Kgalagadi language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA