Namibian German0 km unna
The German variety of Namibia, maintained by a long-standing German-speaking minority and shaped by contact with Afrikaans, English, and Namibian languages such as Oshiwambo, Otjiherero, and Khoekhoegowab. It remains visible in schools, churches, media, tourism, and everyday community life, especially around Windhoek and the coast.EN
Juǀʼhoan480 km unna
Et kxʼa-klikk-språk i Kalahari, snakket av Juǀʼhoan San-samfunn over nordøstlige Namibia og nordvestlige Botswana. Det mest grundig dokumenterte av de overlevende sanspråkene.
Nǀuu778 km unna
The last surviving language of the !Ui branch of the Tuu family, spoken in the southern Kalahari around Upington in the Northern Cape. One fluent native speaker remains, who runs a community language school; the language has one of the largest consonant inventories ever recorded, including dozens of click consonants.EN
Setswana929 km unna
Et sotho-tswana-bantuspråk og Botswanas nasjonalspråk. Nært beslektet med sesotho, med betydelige talersamfunn i Sør-Afrikas North West- og Northern Cape-provinser.
ǀXam986 km unna
A !Ui (Tuu) click language of the Upper Karoo in the Northern Cape, extinct since the 1910s. Survives in the vast Bleek and Lloyd archive of the 1870s and in South Africa's national motto, !ke e: ǀxarra ǁke — "diverse people unite".EN
Umbundu1,110 km unna
Et bantuspråk og det mest snakkede innfødte språket i Angola, brukt over de sentrale høylandene rundt Huambo. Cirka 6 millioner talere.