Korana language
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Korana, or !Ora (autonym !Goragowab), is an extinct Khoisan language of South Africa. An ethnic Korana population of 10,000 lives in South Africa, and perhaps Botswana.
K!ora was related to Nama, and the sound systems were broadly similar. However, K!ora had an ejective velar affricate, Template:IPA, which is not found in Nama, both as a pulmonic consonant and as a click accompaniment. In addition, about half of all lexical words in K!ora began with a click, compared to a quarter in Nama.
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