Khoikhoin

(koiˈkoiˌĭn) or Khoi·khoi (koiˈkoi)

noun 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.

Origin:

Origin: Nama khoi-khoi-n, the Nama people

Origin: : khoi-khoi, to speak Nama (from khoi-, human being)

Origin: + -n, pl. common gender suff

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