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KHOIKHOI [1 record]

Record 1 1996-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

The Khoisan language spoken by the Khoikhoi (meaning men of men) (Hottentot), a people living mainly in Namibia, Africa and apparently akin to both the Bushmen and the Bantus.

OBS

Generally, the term refers to a number of dialects spoken by the Hottentots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue du groupe khoisan (khoi-san), proche du bochiman, parlée par les Khoikhoi (Hottentot), groupe ethnique vivant principalement en Namibie. La forme la plus notable serait le nama qui possède une forme écrite.

Spanish

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