ISO 639-3 · xamxam
Khoisan family · extinct or historical language
ǀXam
ǀXam is an extinct or historical language of the Khoisan branch, spoken in South Africa. Wikidata describes it as “extinct language of South Africa and Lesotho”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
xam- Glottocode
xamm1241- Family
- Khoisan
- EGIDS
- 10 Extinct
- UNESCO
- Extinct
- Wikipedia
- 26 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
10EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | ǀXam |
|---|---|
| Also called | ǀxam Kaǃkʼe, ǀXam language |
| Kind | extinct or historical language |
Vitality
EGIDS 10 Extinct10
Dormant or extinct. No fluent first-language speakers remain — EGIDS 9 and 10.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Extinct
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Khoisan to ǀXam
The branches above ǀXam, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
26KhoisanfamilyxamǀXamlanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in South Africa
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpanPunjabiunclassified · 125 mSafetamTamilDravidian · 83 m2 · ProvincialzulZuluNiger–Congo · 27.8 m1 · NationalxhoXhosaNiger–Congo · 19.2 m1 · NationalafrAfrikaansIndo-European · 7.2 m1 · NationalsotSesothoNiger–Congo · 6 m1 · NationaltsnTswanaNiger–Congo · 4.5 m1 · NationalnsoNorthern SothoNiger–Congo · 4.1 m1 · NationaltsoTsongaNiger–Congo · 4 m1 · National