ǁKā language explained

ǁKā
Extinct:Late 20th century
Familycolor:Khoisan
Fam1:Tuu
Fam2:ǃKwi
Fam3:Ghaap-Khalahari
Fam4:Danster ǃUi
Iso3:none
Glotto:kaaa1239
Glottoname:ǁKã
Glottorefname:ǁKã
States:South Africa
Iso3comment:(covered in [gku] ǂUngkue)

ǁKā is an extinct ǃKwi language or dialect of the Vaal River region of South Africa. It was spoken in the Warrenton area, and recorded by Dorothea Bleek. It is closely related to the neighbouring ǂUngkue, but whether they were dialects or separate languages has not been determined.[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. Tom Güldemann. 2019. Toward a subclassification of the ǃUi branch of Tuu. Paper presented at Afrikalinguistisches Forschungskolloquium at Humboldt Universiät zu Berlin, 8 January 2019. 10pp.