Khoisan leids
Khoisan | |
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Khoesaan | |
(obsolete) | |
Geografic distribution | Kalahari Desert, central Tanzania |
Lingueestic clessification | (term of convenience) |
Subdiveesions |
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ISO 639-2 / 5 | khi |
Glottolog | None |
Cairt shawin whaur the Khoisan leids are fuind (yellae) |
The Khoisan leids (/ˈkɔɪsɑːn/; kent sae Khoesan or Khoesaan an aw) are a group o African leids oreeginally clessified thegither by Joseph Greenberg. Khoisan leids hae click consonants an dae'n belang tae ony ither African leid faimlies. Fur muckle o the 20t yeirhunner, thay were thocht tae be genealogically relatit tae ilk ither, bit this is no langer acceptit. The nou, thay are thocht tae be makkit up o three different leid faimilies an twa leid isolates.