ISO 639-3 · hiohio
Khoisan family
Tshwa
Tshwa is a language of the Khoe branch (Khoisan), spoken in Botswana.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
hio- Glottocode
tshw1239- Family
- Khoisan
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Tshwa |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tsoa, Tshwa language |
Vitality
EGIDS 7 Shifting7
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Khoisan to Tshwa
The branches above Tshwa, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
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 · EducationalherHereroNiger–Congo · 237,0004 · EducationalmhwMbukushuNiger–Congo · 49,7106a · VigorousktzJuǀʼhoansiKhoisan · 33,6004 · EducationalyeyYeyiNiger–Congo · 24,0006b · Threatened