Kgalagadi language
Introduction '''Kgalagadi''' is a Bantu language spoken in Botswana, along the South African border. It is spoken by about  people. In the language, it is known as ''Shekgalagari''.
Classification Kgalagadi (also rendered ''Kgalagari, Kgalagarhi, Kgalagari, Khalagari, Khalakadi, Kxhalaxadi, Qhalaxarzi, Shekgalagadi, Shekgalagari, Kqalaqadi'') is most closely related to Tswana, and until recently was classified as a dialect of Tswana.Dialects include ''Shengologa, Sheshaga, Shebolaongwe, Shelala, Shekhena, Sheritjhauba'' and ''Shekgwatheng.''
Phonology === Vowels ===  Front  Central Back CloseClose-mid ~  ~ Open-midOpen* Close-mid vowels /e, o/ are frequently heard as near-close sounds ɪ, ʊ among speakers in free variation.=== Consonants ===LabialDentalAlveolarPost-alveolarPalatalVelarUvularGlottalplainlab.plainlab.plainlab.Stopvoicelessaspiratedvoiced Affricatevoicelessaspiratedvoiced()Fricativevoicelessvoiced()NasalTrillApproximant* Click sounds /ʘ, ǀŋ, ǃŋ/ are also said to occur, but mostly in rare cases. * A voicelss trill r̥ may also occur phonemically among dialects, and may also be pronounced as breathy r̤ in intervocalic positions. * /r/ may also be heard as a flap ɾ. * /qʰ/ may also be heard as q͡χʰ in free variation. * Sounds /z, ʒ/ can be pronounced in free variation as affricates d͡z, d͡ʒ in the Bolaongwe dialect* /h/ is can be heard as voiced ɦ when in intervocalic positions.
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