ǂ’Amkoe

ǂ’Amkoe is a Kx'a language is spoken in parts of southeastern Botswana. In 2015 there were maybe 50 speakers of ǂ’Amkoe, which is also known as ǂHoan, ǂHȍã, ǂHûân, ǂHua, ǂHû, or ǂHȍȁn

The majority of ǂ’Amkoe speakers were born before 1960, and not all of them still speak the language fluently. Younger people speak other languages such as Gǀui, Kgalagadi or the Ngwato dialect of Tswana.

ǂ’Amkoe is spoken in three different areas of southeastern Botswana, each of which has its own dialect:

• Nǃaqriaxe [ǃ̃àˁɾīāχè] is spoken in the west of Kweneng District
• ǂHoan [ǂʰòã̀] is spoken in eastern Kweneng
• Sasi [sààsī / sààsí] is spoken between Kweneng District and the South African border

ǂ’Amkoe alphabet and pronunciation

Download alphabet charts for ǂ’Amkoe in PDF or Excel format.

Information about the ǂ’Amkoe alphabet and pronunciation compiled by Wolfram Siegel

Sample recordings in ǂ’Amkoe

Links

Information about ǂ’Amkoe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ǂ’Amkoe_language
http://www2.hu-berlin.de/kba/ip4.html
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/huc

Kx'a languages

ǂ’Amkoe (ǂHoan), Ekoka !Kung, Gǀui, Juǀʼhoan

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page last modified: 23.04.21

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