Kgalagadi language

Kgalagadi
Kgalagadi
Kalahari
'SheKgalagadi
Native to	Botswana
Native speakers	65,400 (2015)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu Sotho–Tswana Kgalagadi; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xkv
Glottolog	kgal1244
Guthrie code	S.311 (ex-S.31d)
Linguasphere	99-AUT-eh incl. varieties 99-AUT-eha to 99-AUT-ehc

Kgalagadi is a Bantu language spoken in Botswana, along the South African border. It is spoken by about 40,000 people.^[3] In the language, it is known as Shekgalagari.

Classification

Kgalagadi (also rendered Kgalagari, Kgalagarhi, Kgalagari, Khalagari, Khalakadi, Kxhalaxadi, Qhalaxarzi, Shekgalagadi, Shekgalagari, Kqalaqadi) is most closely related to Tswana, and until recently was classified as a dialect of Tswana.^[2]

Dialects include Shengologa, Sheshaga, Shebolaongwe, Shelala, Shekhena, Sheritjhauba and Shekgwatheng.

Notes and references

^ "Kgalagadi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
^ Kgalagadi language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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[1] "Kgalagadi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[Guthrie-2] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[e18-3] Kgalagadi language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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Kgalagadi language

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