Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Associated Concepts Facet
3. Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)
4. language-related concepts
5. [languages and writing systems]
6. [languages and writing systems by specific type]

Anotations

Scope note:

Group of African languages spoken mainly in southern Africa, with two outlying languages found in eastern Africa. Although they seem to have no direct relationships, they are unified by use of click consonants and they do not belong to other language families.