HGM ISO 639-3
Hai|ǁom
A language of Namibia
- ISO 639
- hgm
- Alternate Names
- Haikom, Haikum, Heikom, Heikom Bushman, Heikum, Hei|ǁom, Oshikwankala Haiǁom, Xwaga
- Population
- 22,000 in Namibia (2016). Total users in all countries: 52,000.
- Location:
- Otjozondjupa region: Grootfontein area.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Khoe-Kwadi, Khoe, Khoekhoe, Hainum
- Dialects
- Kede (Kedde, Keddi), ‡Akhoe, Gomkhoe (Gomaikhoe, Mangetti-Hai||om, Xomkhoe).
- Language Use
- Also use Afrikaans [afr]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Khoekhoe [naq]. Also use Kwangali [kwn].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: Low in Afrikaans [afr]. Texts.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Hai|ǁom
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Possibly in Angola, where they reportedly originated. Traditional religion, Christian.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Scattered.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Botswana
Language Name
Haiǁom
User Population
30,000 in Botswana (2003 J. Leclerc).
Map
Location: Otjozondjupa region: Grootfontein area.
Size and Vitality
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