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
* Close-mid vowels /e, o/ are frequently heard as near-close sounds �, ʊamong speakers in free variation.Consonants
* Click sounds /ʘ, ǀ, ǀŋ, ǃŋ/ are also said to occur, but mostly in rare cases. * A voiceless trill ̥may also occur phonemically among dialects, and may also be pronounced as breathy ̤in intervocalic positions. * /r/ may also be heard as a flap � * /n/ may also be heard as ̪in free variation, or when preceding dental stops. * /qʰ/ may also be heard as ͡χʰin free variation. * Lateral affricates ͡ɬ, t͡ɬʰmay occur from loanwords. * Sounds /z, ʒ/ can be pronounced in free variation as affricates ͡z, d͡ʒin the Bolaongwe dialect. * /h/ can be heard as voiced �when in intervocalic positions.Notes and references
Languages of Botswana Sotho-Tswana languages {{Botswana-stub