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2 unusual facts about Nǁng language


Elsie Vaalbooi

Elsie Vaalbooi (born c. 1901) of Rietfontein in the Northern Cape was a South African woman who was a member of the ǂKhomani (Nǁnǂe) San or Bushmen and one of the last speakers of the Nǁng language.

Nǁng language

As of 2007, fewer than ten are still alive in South Africa, and a few more in Botswana; none live with another speaker, and their daily languages are Khoekhoe and Tswana, respectively.



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