He elaborated, “They frequently retained the young girls, but they murdered all of the men.”
“Genocide is the primary cause of the extinction of these languages in southern Africa, followed by forced assimilation.” “Farmers were appropriating their land, rendering them unable to sustain themselves.”
For an extended period, linguists were under the impression that N|uu was an extinct language. According to Sheena Shah,
this altered in the 1990s when 20 elderly speakers expressed their proficiency in the language. However, Esau is the sole survivor at this time.
Esau is committed to the preservation of the language and instructs local children in N|uu from a modest timber cabin.
