Definitions for Khoikhoi
ˈkɔɪˌkɔɪkhoikhoi

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1. Khoikhoin, Khoikhoi, Hottentotnoun

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

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1. khoikhoi

   Khoekhoen (singular Khoekhoe) (or Khoikhoi in the former orthography; formerly also Hottentots, a term now considered offensive) are the traditionally nomadic pastoralist indigenous population of southwestern Africa. They are often grouped with the hunter-gatherer San (literally "Foragers") peoples. The designation "Khoekhoe" is actually a kare or praise address, not an ethnic endonym, but it has been used in the literature as an ethnic term for Khoe-speaking peoples of Southern Africa, particularly pastoralist groups, such as the !Ora, !Gona, Nama, Xiri and ǂNūkhoe nations. While the presence of Khoekhoen in Southern Africa predates the Bantu expansion, according to a scientific theory based mainly on linguistic evidence, it is not clear when the Khoekhoen began inhabiting the areas where the first contact with Europeans occurred (possibly in the Late Stone Age). At that time, in the 17th century, the Khoekhoen maintained large herds of Nguni cattle in the Cape region. They mostly gave up nomadic pastoralism in the 19th to 20th century.Their Khoekhoe language is related to certain dialects spoken by foraging San peoples of the Kalahari, such as the Khwe and Tshwa, forming the Khoe language family. The main Khoekhoe subdivisions today are the Nama people of Namibia, Botswana and South Africa (with numerous clans), the ǂNūkhoeǃhaos of Namibia, the !Orana clans of South Africa (such as ǀHõakhoena or AmaNgqosini), the Xirikua or Griekwa nation of South Africa, and the AmaGqunukhwebe or !Gona clans which fall under the Xhosa-speaking polities.The Xirikua clans (Griqua) developed their own ethnic identity in the 19th century and settled in Griqualand. They are related to the same kinds of clan formations as the Rehoboth Basters, who could also be considered a "Khoekhoe" people.

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1. khoikhoi

   The Khoikhoi is an ethnic group of people native to southwestern Africa. Often referred to as Khoisan, these indigenous people traditionally lived a nomadic, pastoral lifestyle, raising livestock, hunting, and gathering food. They are particularly noted for their unique "clicking" languages. Over time, the Khoikhoi people have intermingled with other populations, especially the Bantu-speaking people of Africa and colonial settlers, but they continue to maintain a distinct cultural identity.

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1. Khoikhoi

   The Khoikhoi or Khoi, spelled Khoekhoe in standardised Khoekhoe/Nama orthography, are a historical division of the Khoisan ethnic group, the native people of southwestern Africa, closely related to the Bushmen. They had lived in southern Africa since the 5th century AD. When European immigrants colonised the area after 1652, the Khoikhoi were practising extensive pastoral agriculture in the Cape region, with large herds of Nguni cattle. The European immigrants labelled them Hottentots, in imitation of the sound of the Khoekhoe language, but this term is today considered derogatory by some. Archaeological evidence shows that the Khoikhoi entered South Africa from Botswana through two distinct routes – travelling west, skirting the Kalahari to the west coast, then down to the Cape, and travelling south-east out into the Highveld and then southwards to the south coast. Most of the Khoikhoi have largely disappeared as a group, except for the largest group, the Namas.

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   The numerical value of Khoikhoi in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

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   The numerical value of Khoikhoi in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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