Khwe also known as Khwedam or Kxoe is a definitely endangered language spoken in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South africa and Zambia by the Barkwena|Barakwengo|Mbarakwena people.
It belongs to the Khoe group of languages which also includes Khoemana language.
The language has 3 dialects; Buga, Ani and Xo-kwe.
Languages such as IsiZulu and IsiXhosa adapted the click sound from the Khoe languages and introduced them into their phonology.
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