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Taa language
Taa , also known as !Xóõ (ǃKhong, ǃXoon – pronounced ,〔The proper pronunciation of “!Xóõ” can be heard in (this recording ), repeated from 0’16” to 0’24”.〕 〔Alan Barnard (…) ''Hunters and Herders of Southern Africa'', p.xxii.〕), is a Khoisan language notable for its large number of phonemes, perhaps the largest in the world. Most speakers live in Botswana, but a few hundred live in Namibia. The people call themselves ǃXoon (pl. ǃXooŋake) or ʼNǀohan (pl. Nǀumde), depending on the dialect they speak.
''Taa'' is the word for 'human being'; the local name of the language is ''Taa ǂaan'', from ''ǂaan'' 'language'. ''ǃXoon'' (!Xóõ) is an ethnonym used at opposite ends of the Taa-speaking area, but not by Taa speakers in between.〔Gertrud Boden, 2007, ''ǃQamtee ǀaa ǂXanya: 'the Book of Traditions' : Histories, Texts and Illustrations from the ǃXoon and 'Nǀohan People of Namibia''〕 Most living Taa speakers are ethnic ǃXoon (plural ''ǃXooŋake'') or 'Nǀohan (plural ''Nǀumde'').〔DoBeS, (“Taa” ).〕
Taa shares a number of characteristic features with West ǂ’Amkoe, and Gǀui which together are considered part of the Kalahari Basin sprachbund.
==Relatives==
Until the rediscovery of a few elderly speakers of Nǁng in the 1990s, Taa was thought to be the last surviving member of the Tuu language family.
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