Khoisan languages: Quick Facts

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Tentative distribution of the Khoisan languages

Classification of the Khoisan languages

Map of Africa showing the distribution of major language families, with regions color-coded for Niger-Congo, Nilo-Saharan, Afro-Asiatic, Khoisan, Austronesian, and Indo-European languages. The map also labels major ethnic groups and peoples within each region, such as Arabs in North Africa, Fulani and Hausa in West Africa, and Zulu and Xhosa in southern Africa.

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Wilhelm Bleek

German linguist

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