The fact that it has begun to divide people marks it as the beginning of the end, in a sense. As a result, their families were divided.
Esau has been collaborating with Dr. Jones to build a computerized dictionary of N|uu in an effort to bring the language back to life, which she taught her granddaughter.
Meanwhile, Essau has been making school visits to teach the fundamentals of the click language to younger generations since May, marking the first time this has happened in decades.
Claudia, her granddaughter, is fluent in the language, Dr. Jones said. Speaking it as a second language rather than a native one.
However, she can read and write, which is an advantage when combined with Ouma Katrina’s lack of literacy.
