ǂHaba language explained

ǂHaba
States:Botswana
Speakers:?
Familycolor:Khoisan
Fam1:Khoe–Kwadi
Fam2:Khoe
Fam3:Kalahari (Tshu–Khwe)
Fam4:West
Fam5:Naro
Isoexception:dialect
Glotto:qabe1238
Notice:IPA

ǂHaba (ǂHabá) is a variety of the Khoe languages spoken in Botswana. Traditionally included in the Gǁana dialect cluster, it appears to be closer to Naro. It is endangered, with most ǂHaba speaking Naro.

Phonology

ǂHaba has the click inventory of Naro, with the glottalized series that not all Naro dialects have.

Tones

There are seven tones in (bimoraic) roots with a nasal onset (high and mid level, high and low falling, mid–low, low–mid, and low–high), six tones with a voiceless onset, and four tones elsewhere (voiced but not nasal).

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