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ISO 639-3 · xkvxkv
Niger–Congo family

Kgalagadi

Kgalagadi is a language of the Sotho–Tswana branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Botswana.

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
xkv
Glottocode
kgal1244
Wikipedia
11 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameKgalagadi
Also calledKgalagadi language

Vitality

EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Kgalagadi

The branches above Kgalagadi, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch27Southern Bantubranch7Sotho–TswanabranchxkvKgalagadilanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Botswana30 languages in the index

Also spoken in Botswana

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalsnaShonaNiger–Congo · 9 m3 · Wider CommunicationafrAfrikaansIndo-European · 7.2 m1 · NationalndeNorthern NdebeleNiger–Congo · 1.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationnaqKhoekhoeKhoisan · 250,0004 · EducationalherHereroNiger–Congo · 237,0004 · EducationalmhwMbukushuNiger–Congo · 49,7106a · VigorousktzJuǀʼhoansiKhoisan · 33,6004 · EducationalyeyYeyiNiger–Congo · 24,0006b · ThreatenedaueǂKxʼauǁʼeinKhoisan · 7,000