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The Khoisan Language Family

The Khoisan Language Family. Presentation by Nicole Carpenter. What does Khoisan Sound like?. Where Khoisan is C urrently Spoken?. Namibia Angola South Africa Botswana Tanzania. 28 Khoisan languages Currently spoken 13 with over 1,000 speakers 3 Language branches

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The Khoisan Language Family

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  1. The Khoisan Language Family Presentation by Nicole Carpenter

  2. What does Khoisan Sound like?

  3. Where Khoisan is Currently Spoken? • Namibia • Angola • South Africa • Botswana • Tanzania

  4. 28 Khoisan languages Currently spoken • 13 with over 1,000 speakers • 3 Language branches • Of Africa’s smallest Language Families

  5. Adopters of Clicks • Neighboring Bantu languages • Zulu, Xhosa, Tsonga

  6. Origins and Evolution of Khoisan • Khoisan appeared 60,000 years ago • Among most ancient languages • Important until modern decline • Many languages extinct or endangered

  7. Decline of Speakers • Cape Bushman extinguished 1750-1900 • Khoekhoe and Europeans enslaved speakers • European colonization 1700s-1900s • Namaenjoys official language title

  8. Why Clicks? • Early stage of human language • Onomatopoetic imitations of natural sounds • Could also be sound symbolism

  9. Types of Clicks • Bilabial: ʘ • Dental: | • Alveolar: ! • Lateral: ǁ • Palatal: ǂ

  10. Bibliography "AFRICAN FIRST PEOPLES: THE BUSHWO/MEN." AFRICAN FIRST PEOPLES: THE BUSHWO/MEN. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2014. <http://www.khoisanpeoples.org/>. Dalby, Andrew. "Khoisan Languages." Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More than 400 Languages. New York: Columbia UP, 1998. 315-16. Print. Fish, Bruce, and Becky Durost. Fish. South Africa: 1880 to the Present: Imperialism, Nationalism, and Apartheid. APhiladelphia, PA: Chelsea House, 2001. Print.

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  12. "LESSON 1 OUTLINE." Lesson 1: Africa in Context. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2014. <https://courseware.e-education.psu.edu/courses/earth105new/content/lesson01/06.html>. Pendleton, Wade C. "Khoikhoi." The World Book Encyclopedia 2011. Chicago: World Book, 2011. 308b. Print. Saunders, Christopher. "South Africa." The World Book Encyclopedia 2011. Chicago: World Book, 2011. 608-21. Print. "Watch Khoisan Languages Video." OVGuide. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2014. <http://www.ovguide.com/khoisan-languages-9202a8c04000641f8000000000023435>.

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