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(unicode:Nǁng) or (unicode:Nǁŋǃke), commonly known by its primary dialect (unicode:Nǀuu) ((unicode:Nǀhuki)), is a moribund Tuu (Khoisan) language once spoken in South Africa. It is no longer spoken on a daily basis, as the speakers live in different villages. The dialect name (unicode:ǂKhomani) is used for the entire people by the South African government, but the descendents of (unicode:ǂKhomani)-dialect speakers now speak Khoekhoe. As of January 2013, only three speakers of (unicode:Nǀuu) and two of (unicode:ǁ’Au) remain. ==Classification and name== (unicode:Nǁng) belongs to the Tuu ((unicode:Taa–ǃKwi)) language family, with extinct being its closest relative and Taa its closest living relative. The two recent dialects are (unicode:Nǀuu) ((unicode:Nǀhuki)) and (unicode:ǁ’Au) ((unicode:ǁKh’au)). Extinct dialects include (unicode:ǂKhomani) and Langeberg. ǂKhomani had been recorded by Doke and by Maingard, Nǀhuki by Weshphal, and Langeberg by Dorothea Bleek.〔Güldemann (2011)〕 As of 2010, most remaining speakers spoke (unicode:Nǀuu) dialect, and this was the name (unicode:Nǁng) appeared under when it was rediscovered. However, two spoke (unicode:ǁ’Au) and rejected the label (unicode:Nǀuu). Of the names (unicode:Nǀuu), (unicode:ǁ’Au), and (unicode:Nǁng), the easiest for English speakers to pronounce is (unicode:Nǀuu). The pipe (slash) symbol represents a click like the English interjection ''tsk! tsk! (tut! tut!)'' used to express pity or shame; "(unicode:Nǀuu)" is pronounced like ''noo'', with a ''tsk!'' pronounced in the middle of the . The double-pipe in "(unicode:Nǁng)" is pronounced like the ''tchick!'' used to spur on a horse; the name is pronounced like the ''ng'' of ''sung'' with this click in it. The word ''(unicode:nǀuu)'' is actually a verb, 'to speak Nǀuu'. The people call themselves ''(unicode:Nǁ-ǂe)'' 'people', and Westphal believes this may be the term recorded by Bleek and variously rendered in the literature as ''(unicode:ǁNg ǃ’e, ǁn-ǃke, ǁŋ.ǃke)''.〔Distinguish ''(unicode:Nǀhuǁéi)'', which is a variety of Taa, and ''(unicode:ǁŨǁ’e),'' which is related to Seroa.〕 The name (unicode:Nǀusan) is an ambiguous Khoekhoe exonym, and is used for several Tuu languages. Traill says that the (unicode:ǀ’Auni) call their language ''(unicode:Nǀhuki),'' but others have recorded their name for their language as ''(unicode:ǀ’Auo),'' and both Westphal and Köhler state that ''(unicode:Nǀhuki) ((unicode:Nǀhuci, nǀɦuki))'' is a variety of (unicode:Nǁng). It's not clear if both are correct or if languages have gotten mixed up in the literature.〔Yvonne Treis, 1998, "Names of Khoisan Languages and their Variants"〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nǁng language」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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