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Khoikhoi
or Khoe·khoe
[ koi-koi ]
noun
, plural Khoi·khois, (especially collectively) Khoi·khoi
- a member of a pastoral people, physically and linguistically akin to the San, who inhabited Cape Province, South Africa, in the 17th century and now live mainly in Namibia.
- the Khoisan language of the Khoikhoi.
Khoikhoi
/ kɔɪˈkɔɪ; xɔɪˈxɔɪ /
noun
- a member of a race of people of Southern Africa, of short stature and a dark yellowish-brown complexion, who formerly occupied the region near the Cape of Good Hope and are now almost extinct
- any of the languages of this people, belonging to the Khoisan family
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