ǂHoan
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ǂHoan
- A Khoisan language of Botswana, also called ǂHõã.
- 2007, Kimiko Nakanishi, Formal Properties of Measurement Constructions, page 251:
- Some languages are able to morphologically express plurality of events. For instance, in ǂHoan (a moribund Khoisan language spoken in southeastern Botswana), kí- is attached to a verb to express plurality related to events (Collins 2001).
- 2011, Matthew S. Dryer, Noun-Modifier Order in Africa, in Geographical Typology and Linguistic Areas (Osamu Hieda, Christa König, Hiroshi Nakagawa), page 304:
- Map 14 shows that the minority type of SVO&GenN languages are primarily found in two areas, among Gur, Kru, and Kwa languages in west Africa and among various Khoisan groups in southern Africa (Ju, ǂHoan, ǃUi and Taa).
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for ǂHoan, huc
