"ǃXóõ" meaning in English

See ǃXóõ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkoʊ/ (note: anglicised)
Rhymes: -oʊ Etymology: Borrowed from ǃXóõ ǃxóõ. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nmn|ǃxóõ}} ǃXóõ ǃxóõ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} ǃXóõ
  1. A Khoisan language, known for its large phonemic inventory including complex click consonants. Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: Taa Related terms: ǃKung, Wiktionary’s coverage of ǃXóõ terms Translations (language): 宏语 (Chinese Mandarin), k'chong (Czech), taa (Esperanto), ǃxóõ [neuter] (Faroese), ǃxóõ (Finnish), ǃxóõ (French), taa (French), ǃXóõ [neuter] (German), קהונג (Hebrew), コン語 (Japanese), 꽁옹어 (kkong'ong'eo) (Korean), къхонг (kʺxong) [masculine] (Russian), ǃxóõ (Spanish), kiǃxóõ (Swahili), இட்டா (iṭṭā) (Tamil), к'хонг (kʺxonh) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ǃxóõ (ǃXóõ), ǃxóɲa ǂàã (ǃXóõ)

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