The Language

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

The Language

Probably the most popularly known of the characteristics of the !Kung people, their language is a mixture of clicks and syllables which follow real grammar and vocabulary. The exclamation point in their name is in fact a click. The language of the !Kung people, as described in this video, may give contemporary anthropologists a glimpse of the global population's ancient language, and where languages may have branched from there.

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