Khoi·khoin (koi koi  n) or Khoi·khoi (koikoi)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.] |
Khoikhoi [kɔɪˈkɔɪ xɔɪˈxɔɪ]
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1. (Social Science / Peoples) a member of a race of people of Southern Africa, of short stature and a dark yellowish-brown complexion, who formerly occupied the region near the Cape of Good Hope and are now almost extinct
2. (Linguistics / Languages) any of the languages of this people, belonging to the Khoisan family
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| Noun | 1. |  Khoikhoi - any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South AfricaKhoisan, Khoisan language - a family of languages spoken in southern Africa |
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