e/Tuu languages

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has glosseng: The Tuu or Taa-ǃKwi (Taa-ǃUi, ǃUi-Taa, Kwi) languages are a language family consisting of two language clusters spoken in Botswana and South Africa. The relationship between the two is not doubted, but is not close. The name Tuu comes from a word for person common to both branches of the family. The Tuu languages form in turn one branch of a proposed Khoisan language family, and are called Southern Khoisan in that scenario. However, no convincing evidence has ever been produced for this classification.
has glosseng: The ǃKwi branch of South Africa is moribund, with only one language remaining, Nǀuu, and that with only a dozen elderly speakers. ǃKwi languages were once widespread across South Africa; the most famous, ǀXam, was the source of the modern national motto of that nation, .
lexicalizationeng: Tuu languages
lexicalizationeng: Tuu language
subclass oflanguage/khi
instance ofe/Language family
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has glossswe: Tuuspråk eller sydliga khoisanspråk är en språkfamilj i södra Afrika med två tydliga undergrupper: Taaspråk och !kwispråk. Benämningen sydliga khoisanspråk bygger på teorin att tuuspråken ingår i en gemensam språkfamilj med khoisanspråk, men det är inte helt säkert. Andra teorier vill beteckna tuuspråk som en separat språkfamilj.
lexicalizationswe: tuuspråk
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has subclasslanguage/ngh
has subclasslanguage/nmn
has subclasslanguage/xam
has subclasslanguage/xeg

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