Hai||om

HGM

vigorous

Alternate Names: “Saan” (pej.), “San” (pej.)

Dialects: Chwagga, Hain||um (Hei||om, Heikom, Heikom Bushman, Heikum), Kedi (Kedde, Keddi). Somewhat intelligible with Kung-Tsumkwe , (Ju|’hoan).

Genealogy:

Khoisan
Southern Africa
Central
Hainum

Demographics: 18,400 in Namibia (2006). Population total all countries: 48,400.

Language Use: Also use Afrikaans [afr], English [eng], Kwangali [kwn], Nama [naq].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Low in Afrikaans.

Nation of Origin: Namibia

Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.