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

The case related to a Stormont committee hearing in September 2015 on the National Asset Management Agency, known as Nama.

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The case centred on a meeting of a Stormont committee 10 years ago, related to the National Asset Management Agency, known as Nama.

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Mr Bryson's evidence to the committee was about the alleged wrongdoing around how Northern Ireland property loans were handled by Nama.

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But many Ovaherero and Nama campaigners say the deal is an insult to their ancestors' memory and that they were unfairly excluded from the negotiating table.

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Many campaigners would like to see the German government buy back ancestral lands now in the hands of the German-speaking community, and return them to the Ovaherero and Nama descendants.

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