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has gloss | eng: The Juu languages (also spelled Ju, Zhu, or Dzu), also known as the ǃKung languages (also spelled Kung, Xû, Xun, ǃXun, ǃXo, ǃKhung, ǃXung, ǃung, or ǃXũũ), are a dialect continuum spoken in Botswana, Namibia, and Angola. The form a language family together with the ǂHõã language. They constitute one of the branches of a putative Khoisan language family, and are called Northern Khoisan in that scenario, but the unity of Khoisan has never been demonstrated and is suspected to be spurious. Nonetheless, the term "Khoisan" is widely retained as more familiar than "Juu" and the other families that make it up. |
lexicalization | eng: Juu languages |
lexicalization | eng: Juu language |
subclass of | e/Juu-ǂHoan languages |
instance of | (noun) a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written" language, linguistic communication |
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has subclass | language/aue |
has subclass | language/knw |
has subclass | language/mwj |
has subclass | language/oun |
has subclass | e/Qxu language |
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