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Khoisan
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Khoi·san  (koisän)
n.
A family of languages of southern Africa, including those of the Khoikhoin and the San.
[Nama khoi(-khoi-n), the Nama people; see Khoikhoin + Nama san, the San people; see San.]
Khoisan [ˈkɔɪsɑːn kɔɪˈsɑːn]
n
(Linguistics / Languages) a family of languages spoken in southern Africa by the Khoikhoi and Bushmen and by two small groups in Tanzania. A characteristic phonological feature of these languages is the use of suction stops (clicks)
adj
(Linguistics / Languages) denoting, relating to, or belonging to this family of languages
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Noun1.Khoisan - a family of languages spoken in southern Africa
Khoisan language
natural language, tongue - a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
Hottentot, Khoikhoi, Khoikhoin - any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa
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27-49 Barnard, Alan 1992 Hunters and Herders: A Comparative Ethnology of the Khoisan Peoples.
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See Alan Barnard's Hunters and Herders of Southern Africa: A Comparative Ethnography of the Khoisan Peoples (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992).
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