Tsoa language
Tsoa (ISO 639-3 code hio) is a language of the Khoe-Kwadi family spoken in Botswana and Zimbabwe. It has about 4,100 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as threatened.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | hio |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | tsoa1238 |
| Family | Khoe-Kwadi |
| Area | Africa |
| Countries | Botswana, Zimbabwe |
| Speakers (estimate) | 4,100 |
| Endangerment | Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Khoe-Kwadi languages, nearest first.
- Khoekhoe200,000 speakers
- Naro10,000 speakers
- Kxoe7,000 speakers
- Shua4,100 speakers
- |Gui1,470 speakers
- ||Gana1,030 speakers
- ||Ani1,000 speakers
- Korana1 speakers
More about Tsoa
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.