ǂHaba language

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.

ǂHaba
Native toBotswana
Khoe
  • Kalahari (Tshu–Khwe)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
GlottologNone

Phonology

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

Notes

    gollark: WHY DID YOU INVOKE HIM
    gollark: -70 degrees sounds like it would be fatal or at least quite bad for you for long durations.
    gollark: Are you some sort of alien from Pluto?
    gollark: It was reworked completely in Tinkers Construct 2 or something.
    gollark: Just not "civilization will be wiped out and everyone will die" badness.

    References

    • Hirosi Nakagawa (2011) 'ǂHaba Tonology'. 4th International Symposium on Khoisan Languages and Linguistics, Riezlern.
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