Khoikhoin

Khoi·khoi

(koi′koi)n. pl. Khoikhoi or Khoi·khois or Khoi·khoin (-koi′ĭn) 1. A member of a group of pastoral peoples of Namibia and South Africa, including the Nama.2. Any of the Khoisan languages of the Khoikhoi. In both senses also called Khoekhoe.

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[Nama khoekhoen, the Nama people : khoekhoe, to speak Nama (from khoe-, person, as in khoeb, man khoes, woman) + -n, pl. common gender suff.]

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Khoikhoin - any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South AfricaHottentot, KhoikhoiKhoisan, Khoisan language - a family of languages spoken in southern Africa