KORANA: a language of South Africa

The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.

SIL code: KQZ

ISO 639-2: khi

Population 50 (1977 Voegelin and Voegelin), out of an ethnic group of 10,000 (1972 Barrett). 
Region Western. Possibly also Botswana.
Alternate names   KORANNA, !ORA, !KORA, KORAQUA, GORACHOUQUA
Classification Khoisan, Southern Africa, Central, Nama.
Comments Slowly dying out. May be extinct. Nomads. Christian, traditional religion. Bible 1933.

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