At different times and places, San-speakers have lived in various ways; the Kalahari San are not necessary typical of all San and, even in the Kalahari groups, lifestyles may differ.
Eka minkarhi na tindzhawu to hambana hambana, vanhu lava vulavulaka ririmi ra San va hanyile hiti ndlela to hambana; rixaka ra Kalahari San ava fani ngopfu na lavan'wani hinkwavo varixaka ra San naswona, hambi kuri eka ntlawa wa Kalahari, mahanyelo ya hambana.