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Griqua, Grikwa [ˈgriːkwə ˈgrɪk-] n 1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -qua, -quas, -kwa -kwas a member of a people of mixed European and Khoikhoi ancestry, living chiefly in Griqualand 2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language or dialect of Khoikhoi spoken by this people, belonging to the Khoisan family How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There was no other place from which to speak, he said, than from the beginning, when God spoke to His servant, Chief Fleur, and showed him the lost mules so that the people could be led out of the wilderness and turned into the proud Griquas they were today. The Griquas, a South African tribe that inhabited the area long before the Zulus, Xhosa, and other indigenous tribes, accuse the Musee of exploiting Baartman's remains and want them returned in order to establish tribal legitimacy in South Africa. It is as much concerned with the ways in which coloureds or Griquas have been represented as it is with self-representation, with absurd self-identification as witnessed, for instance, in the epithet of "pure Griqua". |
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