Khoikhoi
Americannoun
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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.
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the Khoisan language of the Khoikhoi.
noun
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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
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any of the languages of this people, belonging to the Khoisan family
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In 1652, the Dutch East India Company established a settlement at the Cape of Good Hope and traded with the Indigenous people of the region, the Khoikhoi, who were hunters and cattle herders.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
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 • Jan. 6, 2016
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