Nama

[nah-mah, -muh]

noun

plural

Namas ,

plural

Nama .

1. a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.

2. the language of the Nama.

Nama

/ nəˈmɑːkwə, ˈnɑːmə /

noun

1. a member of a Khoikhoi people living chiefly in Namaqualand

2. the Khoikhoi language spoken by this people, belonging to the Khoisan family See also Damara

Usage

Nama is the generally accepted noun and adjetive to refer to members of the Khoikhoi people

Other Word Forms

• Naman noun

Example Sentences

Members of the Nama ethnic group—whose forebears were ousted from their land by German colonial authorities 120 years ago—in June filed a complaint with the United Nations.

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The Nama people told the U.N. that Germany was violating their rights by supporting a project on land taken from their ancestors, and worsening intergenerational trauma from the genocide.

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Nama leaders say they haven’t had sufficient input into the project’s development.

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“Instead, they continue to exploit it, repeating injustices against the Nama people under the guise of green energy.”

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Hyphen officials referred questions about land disputes to the Namibian government, saying: “While we affirm the rights of the Nama community and civil-society groups to express their concerns and seek justice through appropriate channels, Hyphen does not own land nor have the authority to allocate or transfer land rights.”

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