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Gǁana (pronounced /ˈɡɑːnə/ in English, and also spelled ǁGana, Gxana, Dxana, Xgana) is a Khoe dialect cluster of Botswana. It is closely related to Naro, and includes the well-known dialect Gǀwi, which has the majority of speakers.

Gǁana
Native to	Botswana
Ethnicity	Gǁana
Native speakers	1,500 (2011)[1]
Language family	Khoe Kalahari (Tshu–Khwe) West Gǁana
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: gnk – Gǁana gwj – Gǀwi
Glottolog	anaa1239
ELP	||Gana

The double pipe at the beginning of the name "Gǁana" represents a click like the English interjection used when saying giddy-ap to a horse. For the clicks and other sounds found in Gǁana, see Gǀwi dialect.

Dialects

• Gǀwi
• Domkhoe
• Gǁaa(khwe)
• Kǀhessákhoe

References

External links

• Gǁana basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database

На других языках

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- [en] Gǁana language

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[it] Lingua gǁana

La lingua gǁana (o ǁgana) è una lingua parlata nell'Africa sudoccidentale, appartenente alla famiglia delle lingue khoisan; è considerata parte del gruppo delle lingue khoe-kwadi, ramo settentrionale delle lingue khoisan.[1] La lingua è conosciuta con diversi altri nomi (dxana, gǁana-khwe, gxana, gxanna, kanakhoe).[1][3]

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[ru] Лъгана-цъгви

О транскрипции, используемой в этой статье, см. Койсанские языки

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