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language profile
| Variants |
DETI-KHWE, TETE, TETI, TLETLE, DYE-DETI, TATI, TSETI, KWA-KHOE, DETI-DAM, MATETI, BATETI |
| Language affiliation |
Khoisan |
| Language affiliation (details) |
Khoisan, Southern Africa, Central, Tshu-Khwe, Central |
| Geographic locations |
Botswana, Central District, Boteti Sub-district, villages Xhumo and Rakops along the Botletle River. |
| Language situation |
Moribund language: only a few elderly speakers are left |
| General presentation of the language |
The dialects of Deti are K'ere-Khwe and Tsh’erekhwe. Deti is related to Shua. |
| Number of speakers |
5 to 10 speakers of about 2,000 members of the ethnic group. |
| Socio-linguistic context – description |
Like other eastern Khoe (Central Khoisan) speech communities, the Deti people were surrounded for hundreds of years by Tswana-speaking peoples and have adopted most of their cultural values over time. Their language, Deti, is being replaced by the Tswana language. |
| ISO standard codes (639-2 / 639-3) |
[DET] |
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| Unicode support |
Yes |
This item can be found in the following topics:
· Botswana
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