Oorlam
/ˈʊəlam/ /ˈɔːlam/(also Oerlam, Orlam) Chiefly South African
noun
1A name formerly given to: a member of any indigenous people of Southern Africa familiar, as a result of long contact, with the customs, standards, and language of the Dutch colonists. Now historical.
2A member of a predominantly Khoesan, Afrikaans-speaking, people of Namibia, displaced from the Cape Colony in the mid 19th cent.
adjective
Of or relating to the Oorlams of Namibia. Now historical.
Origin
Early 19th century. From South African Dutch oorlam, probably from Malay or- + lam- (in orang lama, lit. ‘old hands’ from orang person + lama length (of time)).
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