Nama

American  

[nah-mah, -muh] / ˈnɑ mɑ, -mə /

noun

plural

Namas,

plural

Nama

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

2. the language of the Nama.

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Nama British  

/ 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

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Usage

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

Other Word Forms

• Naman noun

Example Sentences

This is not part of the Richtersveld area but is still considered to be Nama land.

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"A Nama people cannot be a Nama people without control of Nama land. A Nama person cannot be separated from Nama land because of the intrinsic link between the person and the land."

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After a five-year legal battle with the state and the state-owned mining company, Alexkor, that ended up in the country's highest court, judges ruled in the Nama community's favour in 2003.

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The Constitutional Court said the Nama had an inalienable right to their ancestral land and the rights to the minerals there.

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But Mr Fredericks argues that the CPA did not represent the Nama and the agreement was made without the consent of the wider community.

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