Definitions for khoikhoiˈkɔɪˌkɔɪ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Khoi•khoiˈkɔɪˌkɔɪ(n.)(pl.)-khois; -khoi.

  1. a member of any of a group of pastoral peoples, physically and linguistically akin to the San, who inhabited present-day Cape Province, South Africa, in the 17th century.

    Category: Peoples

  2. the Khoisan language or languages of the Khoikhoi, now principally represented by the speech of the Nama.

    Category: Peoples

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Khoikhoin, Khoikhoi, Hottentot(noun)

    any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa


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