Kgalagadi language

Kgalagadi
Kgalagadi
Kalahari
'SheKgalagadi
Native to	Botswana
Native speakers	65,400 (2015)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu Sotho–Tswana Kgalagadi; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xkv
Glottolog	kgal1244
Guthrie code	S.311 (ex-S.31d)
ELP	Kgalagadi
Linguasphere	99-AUT-eh incl. varieties 99-AUT-eha to 99-AUT-ehc

Kgalagadi is a Bantu language spoken in Botswana, along the South African border. It is spoken by about 40,000 people.^[3] In the language, it is known as Shekgalagari.

Classification[]

Kgalagadi (also rendered Kgalagari, Kgalagarhi, Kgalagari, Khalagari, Khalakadi, Kxhalaxadi, Qhalaxarzi, Shekgalagadi, Shekgalagari, Kqalaqadi) is most closely related to Tswana, and until recently was classified as a dialect of Tswana.^[2]

Dialects include Shengologa, Sheshaga, Shebolaongwe, Shelala, Shekhena, Sheritjhauba and Shekgwatheng.

Notes and references[]

^ "Kgalagadi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
^ ^a ^b Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
^ Kgalagadi language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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[1] "Kgalagadi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-08-14.

[Guthrie-2] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[e18-3] Kgalagadi language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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