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A language of Botswana

ISO 639-3
hnh
Alternate Names
|Anda, Handá, Handádam, Handa-Khwe, Handakwe-Dam, Ts’exa, Ts’éxa
Population

1,000 (Brenzinger 1998).

Location

Northwest District, Khwai river, Mababe; near Khwe [xuu] language area.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Khoisan, Southern Africa, Central, Tshu-Khwe, Northwest
Dialects

None known. Related to Khwe [xuu].

Language Use

Also use English [eng], Tswana [tsn].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 15–29 years: 70% Tswana [tsn], 50% English; 30–54 years: 40% Tswana, 10% English.
Language Resources
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Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.