ǂKhomani people explained

Group:ǂKhomani
Native Name:Nǁnǂe
Native Name Lang:ngh
Population:500
Total Source:estimate
Languages:Nǁng (Historically), Afrikaans, Khoekhoe, South African English
Religions:San Religion, Christianity
Related Groups:San, Coloured People, Nama, Khoisan

[1] The ǂKhomani, or Nǁnǂe, are San (Bushmen) people of South Africa who traditionally spoke the Tuu language N||ng. In 2019, their population was estimated to be around 500, with an unknown number of those with ǂKhomani ancestry.[2]

Until the 20th century, ǂKhomani spoke Nǁng, but as the people shifted to Khoekhoe and Afrikaans, the language lost speakers and now is virtually extinct.

Due to intermarrying, ǂKhomani identity has expanded to include the descendants of speakers of other (now extinct) ǃKwi languages.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Khomani San people of the Northern Cape is the term for both the original San (or Bushmen) and the KhoiKho (or Khoi) (ZA) . 2024-07-27 . www.southafrica.net.
  2. du Plessis . Menan . 2019 . The Khoisan Languages of Southern Africa: Facts, Theories and Confusions . Critical Arts . 33.