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Naro

A language of Botswana

ISO 639-3: nhr

Population	10,000 in Botswana (2004 R. Cook). Population total all countries: 14,000.
Region	Ghanzi District, Ghanzi, Bere, Dekar, East Hanahai, West Hanahai, Kuke, New Kanagas, Tshobokwane, Makunda, Grootelaagte, Karakobis, Kanagas, Charles Hill, and commercial farms. Also in Namibia.
Language map	Botswana
Alternate names	||Ai||e, ||Ai||en, ||Aikwe, ||Aisan, |Aikwe, Nharo, Nharon, Nhauru, Nhaurun
Dialects	|Amkwe, |Anekwe, G!inkwe, !Gingkwe, G!okwe, Qabekhoe (Qabekho, !Kabbakwe), Ts’aokhoe (Tsaukwe, Tsaokhwe), Tserekwe, Tsorokwe, N|hai-Ntse’e (N||hai, Ts’ao).
Classification	Khoisan, Southern Africa, Central, Tshu-Khwe, Southwest
Language use	Trade language among speakers of other Khoisan languages in Ghanzi District.
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 15 to 29 years 70% Tswana [tsn], 15% English; 30 to 54 years 10% Tswana 2% English; 55+ year 2% Tswana, 0% English. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1996–2007.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Herdsmen on cattle ranches; nannies; cooks; laborers; gatherers. Traditional religion, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Namibia

Language name	Naro
Population	4,000 in Namibia (1998 Maho).
Region	East.
Language map	Namibia, reference number 16
Alternate names	Nharo
Comments	Agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HASSELBRING, Sue, author. 2000. A sociolinguistic survey of the languages of Botswana.

NARO Language Team, translator. 2001. Naro - English and English - Naro dictionary of frequently used words.

VISSER, Cobi, author. 2001. Development of a monthly reading magazine.

VISSER, Cobi; VISSER, Hessel, authors. 1998. "Analysis of Naro names."

VISSER, Cobi; VISSER, Hessel, authors. 2001. Naro in a quarter of an hour: a language of the Bushmen people.

VISSER, Hessel, author. 1994. Naro - English, English - Naro: Naro dictionary.

VISSER, Hessel, author. 2001. The intricacies of Khoesan orthography: the case of Naro.

VISSER, Hessel, author. 2003. "Complexidades de uma ortografia Koesana: o caso da língua Naro."

VISSER, Hessel, author. Available: 2010; Created: 1998-03. Language and cultural empowerment of the Khoesan people: the Naro experience.

VISSER, Hessel, compiler. 2001. Naro dictionary: Naro - English; English - Naro.

Vernacular Publications

Hàà ta bóò. 1998.

Hàà ta góá. 1998.

Hàà ta kõ̱è. 2001.

Hàa ta nxárá 2: 16-30. 2001.

Hàà ta nxárá 3: 31-45. 1999.

Hàà ta nxárá 4: 46-60. 1999.

Hàà ta nxárá. 2001.

Kgʼoo-coa zi = Diphologolo = Animals. 2001.

My game is my aim (Kõ̱èan dis tcgãya sa). 2001.

Naro calendar (Nxoean dim tcgãya ba) 2004. 2004.

Naro calendar 1999. 1999.

Naro calendar 2000. 2000.

Naro calendar 2001. 2001.

Naro calendar 2003. 2003.

Naro literacy for advanced students workbook. 2000.

Naro literacy for advanced students. 2000.

Naro literacy reading book for advanced course. 2003.

Naro Nxara 1998-1999. 1998.

Naro Nxara 2001. 2001.

Naro Nxara 2002. 2002.

Naro Nxara 2003. 2003.

Nta tsi ga ma AIDS sa xgáè-kgʼam = How to avoid AIDS = O ka thibela jang AIDS. 2004.

Sekele-sekele 1, 2. 2003.