Juǀʼhoansi
/ˈdʒuːǀʰo̯an.si/noun
A Southern African people and their Kxʼa-family language, traditionally associated with northeastern Namibia and northwestern Botswana.
Did you know?The vertical symbol ǀ represents a dental click, a consonant produced by creating suction with the tongue before releasing it; the name’s apostrophe-like mark indicates a distinct laryngeal feature, not punctuation.
Etymological Timeline
20th Century
Juǀʼhoan
Juǀʼhoan
“A Juǀʼhoan person; the singular form of the ethnonym.”
20th Century
Juǀʼhoan
Juǀʼhoansi
“The Juǀʼhoan people; the plural form, with -si marking plurality.”
20th Century
English
Juǀʼhoansi
“An English scholarly and anthropological rendering of the people’s self-designation and their language.”
Modern English
English
Juǀʼhoansi
“The established name for the people and, by extension, their language.”