Editing Gǀui dialect (section)

{{Short description|Khoe dialect of Botswana}}
{{Infobox language
| name             = Gǀui
| pronunciation    = {{IPA|[ᶢǀúi]}}
| states           = [[Botswana]]
| ethnicity        = {{sigfig|1,470|2}} [[Gǀui people|Gǀui]] (2013)<ref name=e25/>
| speakers         = {{sigfig|1,470|2}}
| date             = 2013
| ref              = e25
| speakers2        = {{sigfig|1470|2}} all Gǁana dialects (2011)<ref>Brenzinger, Matthias (2011) "The twelve modern Khoisan languages." In Witzlack-Makarevich & Ernszt (eds.), ''Khoisan languages and linguistics: proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium, Riezlern / Kleinwalsertal'' (Research in Khoisan Studies 29). Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag.</ref>
| familycolor      = Khoisan
| fam1             = [[Khoe–Kwadi languages|Khoe–Kwadi]]
| fam2             = [[Khoe languages|Khoe]]
| fam3             = Kalahari (Tshu–Khwe)
| fam4             = West
| fam5             = [[Gǁana language|Gǁana]]
| iso3             = gwj
| notice           = IPA
| glotto           = gwii1239
| glottorefname    = /Gwi
}}

'''Gǀui''' or '''Gǀwi''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|w|iː}} {{respell|GWEE}} in English, and also spelled ''ǀGwi, ǀ᪶Ui<!--e.g. in Rainer Voßen 1997 Die Khoe-Sprachen-->, Dcui, Gcwi,'' or ''Cgui'') is a [[Khoe languages|Khoe dialect]] of [[Botswana]] with 2,500 speakers (2004 Cook). It is part of the [[Gǁana language|Gǁana]] dialect cluster, and is closely related to [[Naro language|Naro]]. It has a number of loan words from [[ǂʼAmkoe language|ǂʼAmkoe]].  Gǀui, ǂʼAmkoe, and [[Taa language|Taa]] form the core of the [[Kalahari Basin]] [[sprachbund]], and share a number of characteristic features, including extremely large consonant inventories.