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3 dictionary results for: Khoikhoi
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Khoi·khoi       [koi-koi] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -khois, (especially collectively) -khoi for 1.
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.
Also, Khoekhoe.
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Khoi·khoin       (koi'koi'ĭn)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. Khoikhoin or Khoi·khoins or Khoikhoi or Khoi·khois
  1. A member of a pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa.
  2. Any of the Khoisan languages of the Khoikhoin, including Nama.


[Nama khoi-khoi-n, the Nama people : khoi-khoi, to speak Nama (from khoi-, human being) + -n, pl. common gender suff.]

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khoikhoi

noun
any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa [syn: Khoikhoin

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