ISO 639-3 · nmnnmn
Khoisan family
Taa
Taa is a language of the Khoisan branch, spoken in Botswana and Namibia. Wikidata counts about 4,200 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Tuu language of southwestern Botswana and eastern Namibia”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
nmn- Glottocode
taaa1242- Family
- Khoisan
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 36 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Taa |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tsasi, !Xoon, ǃXóõ, !Xóõ, !Xoo |
| All speakers | 4,200 |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Khoisan to Taa
The branches above Taa, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
26KhoisanfamilynmnTaalanguage
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Botswana
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalsnaShonaNiger–Congo · 9 m3 · Wider CommunicationafrAfrikaansIndo-European · 7.2 m1 · NationaltsnTswanaNiger–Congo · 4.5 m1 · NationalndeNorthern NdebeleNiger–Congo · 1.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationlozLoziNiger–Congo · 600,0004 · EducationalnaqKhoekhoeKhoisan · 250,0004 · EducationalherHereroNiger–Congo · 237,0004 · EducationalmhwMbukushuNiger–Congo · 49,7106a · VigorousktzJuǀʼhoansiKhoisan · 33,6004 · Educational