khiTechnical information about ISO 639 language code khi
The table below provides technical details for the Khoisan languages language, designated by the khi code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Khoisan languages |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Related languages | Khoekhoe (Nama/Damara)JuǀʼhoanǃXóõNaroSandawe |
| Key facts | Contains some of the world's richest inventories of click consonantsWriting systems commonly use special click symbols such as ǃ ǀ ǁ ǂ‘Khoisan’ is primarily a typological label—the languages’ genetic relatedness is still debatedMost Khoisan languages are severely endangered, several having only a few hundred speakersClick consonants have been borrowed from Khoisan languages into neighbouring tongues like Xhosa and Zulu. |
| Sample phrase | Matisa, //nâi tama? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Khoisan languages language, identified by the code khi, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.
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