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Definition of khoisan in French English dictionary
- {n} khoisan, a family of languages spoken in southern Africa
English - English
Definition of khoisan in English English dictionary
- 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
khoisan
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() Compound of the name of two tribes, the pastoral Khoi (formerly Hottentots) and the hunter-gatherer San (formerly Bushmen).Resimler
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