The !Kung, or ?X? as it is also spelled in English, also called the
Ju??hoansi, are a people living in the Kalahari Desert in Namibia,
Botswana and in Angola. They speak the ?Kung language, noted for using
click consonants, generally classified as part of the Khoisan language
family. Therefore, in pronouncing "Kung" one makes a click sound before
the consonant, often represented in texts as an exclamation mark.
They also speak Portuguese in Angola and Afrikaans and English in Namibia.
Historically, the ?Kung people lived in semi-permanent villages of about
10-30 people usually located around a system of water. Once the water and
resources around the village are depleted then the tribe relocates to a
more resource rich area. They live in a hunting and gathering lifestyle
with the men responsible for providing meat, making tools, and maintaining
a supply of poison tipped arrows and spears. The women provide for
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