Khoikhoi

American  

[koi-koi] / ˈkɔɪˌkɔɪ /

Or Khoekhoe

noun

plural

Khoikhois,

plural

Khoikhoi

1. 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.

2. the Khoisan language of the Khoikhoi.

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Khoikhoi British  

/ xɔɪˈxɔɪ, kɔɪˈkɔɪ /

noun

1. 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

2. any of the languages of this people, belonging to the Khoisan family

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Example Sentences

Saini reminds us that in early-nineteenth-century Europe, the dehumanization of people of colour allowed for the caging and public exhibition of a South African Khoikhoi woman.

From Nature

According to historians, Baartman was part of the Khoikhoi tribe in South Africa.

From MSNBC

Jean Burgess, a chief from the Khoikhoi group that Baartman was from, argued that Beyonce lacked "the basic human dignity to be worthy of writing Sarah's story, let alone playing the part".

From BBC

There, Baartman’s nude body was exhibited to the public, and she sometimes played instruments and performed dances native to the Khoikhoi tribe of her origin.

From Time