Tshwa language

"Kua" redirects here. For other uses, see KUA (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Tshwa language (Bantu).
Tsoa
Kua, "Koisan"
Hiechware
Native toBotswana, Zimbabwe
Native speakers
(6,000 cited 2000–2013)
Khoe–Kwadi
  • Khoe
    • Kalahari (Tshu–Khwe)
      • East
        • Tsoa
Dialects
  • Hiechware
  • Kua
  • Cire Cire
Official status
Official language in
 Zimbabwe (as 'Koisan')
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
hio – Tsoa
tyu – Kua
Glottologtshw1239
ELPTshwa

Tsoa, Tshwa or Tshuwau, also known as Kua and Hiechware, is an East Kalahari Khoe dialect cluster spoken by several thousand people in Botswana and Zimbabwe.

One of the dialects is Tjwao (formerly spelled 'Tshwao'), the only Khoisan language in Zimbabwe, where "Koisan" is a language officially recognised in the constitution.

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