!O!ung

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A language of Angola

ISO 639-3
oun
Alternate Names
!O!kung, Vasekele, Xun
Population

5,630 (2000).

Location

South border with Namibia, Kwandu Kubango Province, more than 8 communities, surrounded by Lucazi [lch].

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Khoisan, Southern Africa, Northern
Language Use

Home. Mixed attitudes. Also use Nyemba [nba], Lucazi [lch], and other neighboring languages.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 0%. Literacy rate in L2: Under 5%. No orthography, literacy, or language development. Poetry.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about !O!ung
Writing
Unwritten.
Other Comments

Traditional religion.