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N/u language
A CD has been made that preserves the N/u language of the !Khomani San. It was recorded by Thabo Olivier of Lingo Software and is offered free to anyone wanting to learn the language. Olivier spent a year working on the project, mostly in Upington. The vocabulary of 74 words was expanded to 140 words. As far as he could tell, the language is only spoken by 7 people, although there are between 3 000 and 4 000 !Khomani Sans, who speak mostly Afrikaans.