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Nama (Namibia)

250K speakers · Latin

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South AfricaBotswanaNamibia

Written in the Latin script. Uses SOV word order. Notable features include tonal distinctions and click consonants.

Vulnerable

Typology

Word order SOV

Adjective before noun

Numeral before noun

Adposition postposition

Def. article no

Indef. article no

Pro-drop no

Tonal yes

Clicks yes

Gender yes

Noun cases no