Xiri
Xiri | ||
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Spoken in |
Namibia , South Africa | |
speaker | circa 187 | |
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Xiri , also Cape Hottentot , Gri , Grikwa , Griqua , Gry , Xirikwa or Xrikwa , is a Khoisan language spoken by the Griqua in South Africa and neighboring Namibia . It belongs to the family of the Khoe Kwadi languages . Xiri is related to the Nama language.
Xiri was formerly spoken on the coast of southern Africa from Namibia to Lesotho , but today the language is considered moribund . There are said to be around 100 speakers in Namibia and 87 in South Africa.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Namibia. Ethnologue.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ South Africa, Languages. Ethnologue.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.