Alternate Names: Kgalagarhi, Kgalagari, Khalagari, Khalakadi, Kxhalaxadi, Qhalaxarzi, Sekgalagadi, Shekgalagadi, Shekgalagari
Dialects: Balaongwe (Boloongwe), Kenyi (Khena), Kgalagadi (Kgalagari), Kgwatheng, Khakhae, Koma, Ngologa, Pedi, Phaleng, Rhiti, Shaga, Shelala, Siwane (Gyegwana), Tjhauba. Ngologa is the largest dialect and may be a separate language. Different from Tswana ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 40,000 in Botswana (2004 R. Cook). Population total all countries: 40,100.
Language Use: Also use Afrikaans [afr], English [eng], Tswana [tsn]. Used as L2 by !Xóõ [nmn].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Ages 15–29, 85% Tswana, 55% English; ages 30–54, 50% Tswana, 15% English; ages 55 and older, 20% Tswana, 2% English. Grammar.
Typology: SVO; genitives, articles, adjectives, numerals, relatives after noun heads; question word final; word order distinguishes subject, object, indirect object; verb affixes mark person and number; passives formed by suffix -w; causatives formed by suffix -is; comparative locatives; CV; tonal.
Nation of Origin: Botswana
Other Comments: Christian.