Languages of Namibia
Languages:
40
Language Families:
8
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Atlantic-Congo
(25 languages)
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Atlantic-Congo
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Volta-Congo
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Benue-Congo
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Bantoid
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Southern Bantoid
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Narrow Bantu
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Central-Western Bantu
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Greater Luyana
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Eastern Greater Luyana
Luyi
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Western Greater Luyana
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Mashi-Mbukushi
Mashi (Zambia)
Mbukushu
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Njila
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Southern Njila
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Chokwe-Lunda
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Chokwe-Ngangela-Nyemba (K.20)
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Chokwe-Lwena
Chokwe
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Ngangela-Nyemba
Luchazi
Nyemba
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Kunene
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Cimbebasia
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Herero (R.30)
Herero
Zemba
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Ndonga (R.20)
Central Wambo
Kuanyama
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Kwambi-Ndonga
Kwambi
Ndonga
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Nyaneka-Nkhumbi
Nkhumbi
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Kwangali-Diriku
Diriku-Shambyu
Kwangali
Umbundu
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East Bantu
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Botatwe
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Greater Eastern Botatwe
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Central Eastern Botatwe
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Kafue
Tonga (Zambia)
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Western Botatwe
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Machili
Subiya
Totela
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Zambezi Hook
Fwe
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Southern Bantu
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Nuclear Southern Bantu
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Dimsuffix Southern Bantu
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Sotho-Tswana (S.30)
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Western Sotho-Tswana
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Central Sotho-Tswana
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Sesotho-Lozi
Lozi
Tswana
Kgalagadi
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Shona (S.10)
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Kalanga-Nambya
Nambya
Yeyi
Bookkeeping
(1 language)
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Bookkeeping
!O!ung
Indo-European
(1 language)
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Indo-European
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Classical Indo-European
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Germanic
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Northwest Germanic
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West Germanic
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Macro-Dutch
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Middle-Modern Dutch
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Modern Dutch
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Global Dutch
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Afrikaansic
Afrikaans
Khoe-Kwadi
(5 languages)
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Khoe-Kwadi
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Khoe
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Khoekhoe
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North Khoekhoe
Hai//om-Akhoe
Nama (Namibia)
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South Khoekhoe
Xiri
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Non-Khoekhoe
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West-Kxoe
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Kxoe-Ani
Kxoe
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Naro-Ana
Naro
Kxa
(4 languages)
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Kxa
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Ju-Kung
Central Ju
North-Central Ju
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South-Eastern Ju
Groot Laagte =/Kx'au//'ein
Pidgin
(1 language)
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Pidgin
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Zulu-based pidgin
† Fanagalo
Sign Language
(1 language)
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Sign Language
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L1 Sign Language
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BSLic
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South African Sign
Namibian Sign Language
Tuu
(2 languages)
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Tuu
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Hua
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Taa
East Taa
West !Xoon