ǂHoan

proper noun

A Khoisan language of Botswana, also called ǂHõã.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative ǂHõã

  1. A Khoisan language of Botswana, also called ǂHõã.

    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).

    2011, Matthew S. Dryer, Noun-Modifier Order in Africa, in Geographical Typology and Linguistic Areas (Osamu Hieda, Christa König, Hiroshi Nakagawa), page 304
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    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).

    2007, Kimiko Nakanishi, Formal Properties of Measurement Constructions, page 251
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ǂHoan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C7%82Hoan

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“ǂHoan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C7%82Hoan. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ǂHoan,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C7%82Hoan.

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