Language code: `khi`

Technical 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	`khi`
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	UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32
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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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