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Alternate Names

Handa-Khwe, Handakwe-Dam, Handá, Handádam, Ts’exa, Ts’éxa, |Anda, ||Anikhwe

Population

1,000 (Brenzinger 2013b).

Location

North West district: Khwai river, Mababe; near Khwedam [xuu] language area.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification

Dialects

None known. May be the same language as Khwedam [xuu] (Brenzinger 2013b).

Language Use

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

Language Development

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

Language Resources

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.