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This collection features a tribute to Anthony T. Traill and includes various contributions that explore linguistic and cultural aspects of African languages. Alan Barnard discusses kinship terminology in !Xóõ, while Hans den Besten examines the lexicon of early Cape Dutch Pidgin. Megan Biesele addresses language and community development in a San community, and Andy Chebanne shares experiences related to a trilingual dictionary project. G. Tucker Childs critiques the documentation of endangered languages, and Didier Demolin, Anthony Traill, Gilles Sicard, and Jean-Marie Hombert delve into odour terminology in !Xóõ. Edward D. Elderkin analyzes tonal patterns in Khwe verb conjugation, and Rosalie Finlayson and Sarah Slabbert consider the future of African languages. Tom Güldemann investigates phonological regularities in Khoisan consonant systems, while Wilfrid H. G. Haacke traces the evolution of Cape Khoekhoe. Gender assignment in Ju|'hoan and !Xóõ is explored by Henry Honken, and Herrmann Jungraithmayr discusses verb-final glottalization in Tangale. Other contributions cover naming mathematical concepts in Rumanyo, evidentials in !Xun, Khoisan phonotactics, and kinship terminologies in West Kalahari Khoe. The collection concludes with reflections on historical linguistics and evidence of multilingual communities in Botswana. Additional references to related works are provided.
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