Tshwa language

Tsoa
Kua, "Koisan"
Hiechware
Native toBotswana, Zimbabwe
Native speakers
6,000 (2000–2013)[1]
Khoe–Kwadi
  • Khoe
    • Kalahari (Tshu–Khwe)
      • East
        • Tsoa
Dialects
  • Hiechware
  • Kua
  • Cire Cire
Official status
Official language in
 Zimbabwe (as 'Koisan')
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
hio – Tsoa
tyu – Kua
Glottologtshw1239
ELPTshwa
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Tsoa, Tshwa or Tshuwau, also known as Kua and Hiechware, is an East Kalahari Khoe dialect cluster spoken by several thousand people in Botswana and Zimbabwe.

One of the dialects is Tjwao (formerly spelled 'Tshwao'), the only Khoisan language in Zimbabwe, where "Koisan" is a language officially recognised in the constitution.

  1. ^ Tsoa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
    Kua at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon