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1 (National)
English
[eng]
1 (National). De facto national language. 4,000 in Botswana (2006).
Tswana
[tsn]
1 (National). De facto national language. 1,070,000 in Botswana (Johnstone 1993). Population total all countries: 4,521,700.
3 (Wider communication)
Naro
[nhr]
3 (Wider communication). 10,000 in Botswana (2004 R. Cook). Population total all countries: 14,000.
4 (Educational)
Afrikaans
[afr]
4 (Educational). 20,000 in Botswana (2006).
Lozi
[loz]
4 (Educational). 14,000 in Botswana (2006).
5 (Developing)
Gciriku
[diu]
5 (Developing). 2,000 in Botswana (2004 R. Cook).
Herero
[her]
5 (Developing). 31,000 in Botswana (2006).
Ju|’hoan
[ktz]
5 (Developing). 5,000 in Botswana (2002). Population total all countries: 33,600.
Kalanga
[kck]
5 (Developing). 150,000 in Botswana (2004 R. Cook).
‡Kx’au||’ein
[aue]
5 (Developing). 3,000 in Botswana (2006).
Nama
[naq]
5 (Developing). 200 in Botswana (2006).
Nambya
[nmq]
5 (Developing). 15,000 in Botswana (2004 R. Cook).
Ndebele
[nde]
5 (Developing). 17,000 in Botswana (2006).
Shua
[shg]
5 (Developing). 6,000 (2004 R. Cook). 100 Danisi (Voegelin and Voegelin 1977).
Zezuru
[sna]
5 (Developing). 11,000 in Botswana (2004 R. Cook).
6a (Vigorous)
||Ani
[hnh]
6a (Vigorous). 1,000 (Brenzinger 1998).
Birwa
[brl]
6a (Vigorous). 15,000 in Botswana (2004 R. Cook).
||Gana
[gnk]
6a (Vigorous). 2,000 (2004 R. Cook).
|Gwi
[gwj]
6a (Vigorous). 2,500 (2004 R. Cook).
Kgalagadi
[xkv]
6a (Vigorous). 40,000 in Botswana (2004 R. Cook). Population total all countries: 40,100.
Khwe
[xuu]
6a (Vigorous). 1,600 in Botswana (2010 LBT). Children and elderly are monolingual.
Kua
[tyu]
6a (Vigorous). 820 (2004 R. Cook).
Kuhane
[sbs]
6a (Vigorous). 3,000 in Botswana (2006).
Mbukushu
[mhw]
6a (Vigorous). 20,000 in Botswana (2004 R. Cook).
Tswapong
[two]
6a (Vigorous). 2,000 (Andersson and Janson 1997).
!Xóõ
[nmn]
6a (Vigorous). 4,000 in Botswana (2002). Population total all countries: 4,200.
6b (Threatened)
Yeyi
[yey]
6b (Threatened). 20,000 in Botswana (2001 LBT). Population total all countries: 55,000. Ethnic population: 47,000 in Botswana.
7 (Shifting)
‡Hua
[huc]
7 (Shifting). 200 (2004 R. Cook), decreasing.
Tsoa
[hio]
7 (Shifting). 3,000 in Botswana (2006). Population total all countries: 6,540.
