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Meaning of ǁXegwi | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/kɛ.ɡwi/

Definitions

An extinct language formerly spoken in South Africa near the Swazi border.

Examples

“They also occur in ǁxegwi but not in other "Bush" languages.”
“[…] variety known as ǁXegwi was spoken. In the 1950s there were fewer than 36 speakers left. They were described as still knowing their language 'fairly well' and being bilingual in 'Swazi-Zulu' and Afrikaans (Potgieter 1955), […]”
“TABLE 11.2 Loss of ancestral ! clicks in ǁXegwi.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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