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They were the first Khoisan languages known to European colonists. The most numerous and only well known Khoe language is Nama , also known as Khoekhoegowab or Hottentot of Namibia . Most of the rest of the family is found in the Kalahari Desert of Botswana . The Khoe dialects are famous for their Clicks , though these are not as extensive as in other Khoisan language families. There are two primary branches of the family, ''Khoekhoe'' of Namibia and South Africa , and ''Tshu-Khwe'' of Botswana and Zimbabwe . Except for Nama, they are under pressure from national or regional languages such as Tswana . CLASSIFICATION Language classifications may list one or two dozen Khoe languages. However, many of these are members of Dialect Cluster s, so there is a level of subjectivity involved in counting them. Counting each cluster as a unit results in eight languages: ;Khoekhoe North Khoekhoe
South Khoekhoe
;Tshu-Khwe (Kalahari) East Tshu-Khwe (East Kalahari)
West Tshu-Khwe (West Kalahari)
The nearest relative of the Khoe languages appears to be the extinct and poorly attested Kwadi Language of Angola . This larger group is sometimes called Khoe-Kwadi. |
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