Kwadi
/ˈkwɑːdi/noun
Kwadi is the name of an extinct or nearly extinct language formerly spoken in southwestern Angola.
Did you know?Kwadi is often discussed alongside the so-called Khoisan languages, but linguists have not established that it belongs to a single Khoisan language family.
Etymological Timeline
Modern linguistic usage
English
Kwadi
“Name of an extinct or nearly extinct language of southwestern Angola”
20th Century
Portuguese
Kwadi
“Recorded name for a language and its speakers in southwestern Angola”
20th Century
Kwadi
Kwadi
“The language's conventional scholarly name; its internal origin and precise literal meaning are uncertain”
Late 20th–21st Century
English
Kwadi
“Used in linguistic classification and historical research concerning southern African languages”
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