Namann.
/ˈnɑːmən/, /ˈnamən/, U.S. /ˈnɑm(ə)n/, South African English /ˈnɑːmən/, /ˈnʌmən/ With plural agreement (usually with the): = Nama adj. 1.
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1930 C. G. Seligman Races of Afr. ii. 34 The customary division of the Hottentots into four main groups—Naman, Korana, Gonaqua, and Old Cape Hottentots.
1930 I. Schapera Khoisan Peoples S. Afr. 47 The fourth and best known division of the Hottentots are the Naman, spoken of more frequently as the Namaquas.
1965 H. B. Isherwood Racial Contours viii. 308 Associated with the Naman and talking their language are the primitive Bergdama or Hankhoin people, who are virtually under Hottentot tribal rule.
1975 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. V. 607 The Nama (also called Naman or Namaqua) consisted of two groups: the Little Nama, living in the North-Western Cape.., and the Great Nama, living in South-West Africa.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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