khoisan

Französisch - Englisch

Definition von khoisan im Französisch Englisch wörterbuch

{n} khoisan, a family of languages spoken in southern Africa

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von khoisan im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

The group of Southern African indigenous people, comprising the Khoi and San. Indigenous to the semi-desert regions

The group of languages associated with the Khoisan including Nama, ‡Hõã, !Kung, !Xũũ, Ju/’hoan, and ‡Kx’auǁ’ein

The group of languages associated with the Khoisan including Nama, ‡Hõã, !Kung, !Xũũ, Ju/'hoan, and ‡Kx'auǁ’'ein

a family of languages spoken in southern Africa

Etymologie

() Compound of the name of two tribes, the pastoral Khoi (formerly Hottentots) and the hunter-gatherer San (formerly Bushmen).