Cua is a Central Khoisan language spoken by a diminishing population in the central and eastern parts of Botswana. Adults and younger children still speak it. However, school-going children begin to develop negative attitudes towards it and shun the use of the language in public and family domains. Although chiefs in resettlements are Cua-speaking and therefore have to instill positive attitudes in the use of the language, there are no organised advocacy associations and no revitalisation endeavours in place to ensure the promotion and preservation of Cua. While elders speak of the wish to maintain the language for posterity and for the celebration of culture, they are devoid of the means to accomplish that. Because it is spoken in a geographically compact area of 2 400 km2, and by a comparatively sizeable community of 2 000, it shows some resilience. The article discusses the situation of Cua from the view point of language endangerment in the first instance by characterising the sociolinguistic vitality of the Cua community. Secondly, it addresses the conditions (historical, policy, and demographic) that demonstrate that the language is also threatened with extinction, like all other Khoisan languages in the region. The language and cultural policies of Botswana, which do not cater for minorities, are identified as the main forces behind the ethnic and linguistic demise of Cua.

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博茨瓦纳的Cua语言：弹性还是通向语言丧失的漫长道路？

夸（Cua）是博茨瓦纳中部和东部逐渐减少的人口所使用的中央Khoisan语言。大人和小孩仍会说。但是，上学的孩子开始对它产生消极态度，并避免在公共和家庭领域使用该语言。尽管移民安置负责人说的是Cua，因此必须在使用该语言时树立积极的态度，但没有组织的倡导协会，也没有振兴工作来确保推广和保护Cua。长者说希望保留后代和文化庆祝的语言，但他们却没有实现这一目标的手段。因为它是在2400平方公里的地理紧凑区域和2 000个相对较大的社区中使用，它显示出一定的弹性。本文通过刻画Cua社区的社会语言生命力，从语言危害的角度首先讨论了Cua的状况。其次，它处理的条件（历史，政策和人口统计）表明该语言也像该地区的所有其他科伊桑语一样也面临灭绝的威胁。博茨瓦纳的语言和文化政策不能满足少数群体的需要，被认为是导致库阿族和语言消亡的主要力量。和人口）证明该语言也面临灭绝的威胁，就像该地区所有其他Khoisan语言一样。博茨瓦纳的语言和文化政策不能满足少数群体的需要，被认为是导致库阿族和语言消亡的主要力量。和人口统计资料），证明该语言也面临灭绝的威胁，就像该地区所有其他Khoisan语言一样。博茨瓦纳的语言和文化政策不能满足少数群体的需要，被认为是导致库阿族和语言消亡的主要力量。