Khoikhoin

Khoikhoin
Khoi·khoin (koiʹkoi'ĭn) or Khoi·khoi (koiʹkoi) n. 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.
  [Nama khoi-khoi-n, the Nama people : khoi-khoi, to speak Nama (from khoi-, human being) + -n, pl. common gender suff.]

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