Khoisann.adj.

Brit.

/ˈkɔɪsɑːn/, U.S.

/ˈkɔɪˌsɑn/, South African English

/ˈkɔɪsɑːn/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, Khoisans.

Forms: 1900s– Khoesan, 1900s– Khoisan, 1900s– Koisan, 1900s– Xhoisan.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Khoisan.

Etymology: < German Khoisan the Khoekhoe and San people collectively, also a member of the Khoekhoe or San people ( L. Schultze Zur Kenntnis des Körpers der Hottentotten und Buschmänner (1928) 211, as Koïsan ), the language of the Khoisan (1975 or earlier) < Khoi- (in Khoi-khoin (1889 or earlier; < Khoekhoe khoe-khoen : see Khoekhoe n.)) + San (see San n.). Compare earlier Hottentot n. 1b, Hottentot adj.On the variation in the spelling of the initial consonant, compare discussion at Khoekhoe n.

South African.

A. n.

1. The Khoekhoe and San people collectively; a member of the Khoekhoe or San people. Cf. Hottentot n. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [noun] > other peoples of Southern Africa

Zimba1625

Tambouki1786

Hottentot1795

Morolong1815

Oorlam1815

Barolong1823

Tembu1827

Fingo1829

Ngwaketsea1832

Ovaherero1851

Lunda1857

Herero1862

Swazi1878

Magwamba1884

Khoisan1929

Rolong1937

1929 I. Schapera in Jrnl. Internat. Afr. Inst. 2 434 The common characteristics [Leonhard Schultze]..rightly regards as incontrovertible evidence that the two peoples [sc. the Hottentot and the Bushmen] are of the same racial stock, for which he proposes the very useful name Koisan.

1982 M. Mzamane Children of Soweto 25 He asked what difference it made to me whether Jan van Riebeeck had met the Khoisan or the Incas when he landed at the Cape.

1990 Sci. Amer. Dec. 70/2 The great genetic difference of the Khoisans (or Bushmen) would have to be explained as the result of a locally accelerated mutation rate.

1991 R. Oliver Afr. Experience (1993) vi. 74 Most of the southern part of the region..continued to be occupied by Khoisan, some practising a pastoral way of life with herds of cattle and sheep, while others were hunters and gatherers.

2002 P. Theroux Dark Star Safari (2003) xix. 397 He looked to be a Khoisan—light brown, small head, tiny chin, daintily slanted-eyed.

2. The languages of the Khoekhoe and San people considered collectively.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Khoisan > [noun]

Khoisan1962

Khoekhoe1969

1962 Jrnl. Afr. Hist. 3 270 Khoisan, whose click sounds have survived in the southernmost Bantu tongues.

1977 C. F. Voegelin & F. M. Voegelin Classif. & Index World's Langs. 201 South African Khoisan.

1991 R. Oliver Afr. Experience (1993) iv. 49 The answer must be that Khoisan was never a language family in the same sense as Afroasiatic, Nilo-Saharan or Niger-Congo.

2003 D. Winford Introd. Contact Linguistics ii. 41 The borrowing of click consonants and new words from Khoesan into Southern Bantu languages.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating the Khoisan or their language.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Khoisan > [adjective]

Nama1862

Khoekhoe1881

Sandawe1925

Khoisan1930

1930 I. Schapera Khoisan Peoples S. Afr. (title) KhoiSan Peoples.

1959 E. M. Thomas Harmless People i. 8 The Khoisan language group, made up of most of the click languages spoken in South Africa.

1983 D. Hughes et al. Compl. Bk. S. Afr. Wine 16 Bands of Hottentots (Xhoisan, or Capoid, people), the only indigenous population here..had no settled community or agriculture.

2008 Sunday Independent (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 30 Mar. (Life section) 10 This is music that unites the stories of the slave, European and Khoisan cultures that form the core of our unique Cape heritage.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	khoisan
释义	Khoisann.adj. Brit. /ˈkɔɪsɑːn/, U.S. /ˈkɔɪˌsɑn/, South African English /ˈkɔɪsɑːn/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, Khoisans. Forms: 1900s– Khoesan, 1900s– Khoisan, 1900s– Koisan, 1900s– Xhoisan. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Khoisan. Etymology: < German Khoisan the Khoekhoe and San people collectively, also a member of the Khoekhoe or San people ( L. Schultze Zur Kenntnis des Körpers der Hottentotten und Buschmänner (1928) 211, as Koïsan ), the language of the Khoisan (1975 or earlier) < Khoi- (in Khoi-khoin (1889 or earlier; < Khoekhoe khoe-khoen : see Khoekhoe n.)) + San (see San n.). Compare earlier Hottentot n. 1b, Hottentot adj.On the variation in the spelling of the initial consonant, compare discussion at Khoekhoe n. South African. A. n. 1. The Khoekhoe and San people collectively; a member of the Khoekhoe or San people. Cf. Hottentot n. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [noun] > other peoples of Southern Africa Zimba1625 Tambouki1786 Hottentot1795 Morolong1815 Oorlam1815 Barolong1823 Tembu1827 Fingo1829 Ngwaketsea1832 Ovaherero1851 Lunda1857 Herero1862 Swazi1878 Magwamba1884 Khoisan1929 Rolong1937 1929 I. Schapera in Jrnl. Internat. Afr. Inst. 2 434 The common characteristics [Leonhard Schultze]..rightly regards as incontrovertible evidence that the two peoples [sc. the Hottentot and the Bushmen] are of the same racial stock, for which he proposes the very useful name Koisan. 1982 M. Mzamane Children of Soweto 25 He asked what difference it made to me whether Jan van Riebeeck had met the Khoisan or the Incas when he landed at the Cape. 1990 Sci. Amer. Dec. 70/2 The great genetic difference of the Khoisans (or Bushmen) would have to be explained as the result of a locally accelerated mutation rate. 1991 R. Oliver Afr. Experience (1993) vi. 74 Most of the southern part of the region..continued to be occupied by Khoisan, some practising a pastoral way of life with herds of cattle and sheep, while others were hunters and gatherers. 2002 P. Theroux Dark Star Safari (2003) xix. 397 He looked to be a Khoisan—light brown, small head, tiny chin, daintily slanted-eyed. 2. The languages of the Khoekhoe and San people considered collectively. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Khoisan > [noun] Khoisan1962 Khoekhoe1969 1962 Jrnl. Afr. Hist. 3 270 Khoisan, whose click sounds have survived in the southernmost Bantu tongues. 1977 C. F. Voegelin & F. M. Voegelin Classif. & Index World's Langs. 201 South African Khoisan. 1991 R. Oliver Afr. Experience (1993) iv. 49 The answer must be that Khoisan was never a language family in the same sense as Afroasiatic, Nilo-Saharan or Niger-Congo. 2003 D. Winford Introd. Contact Linguistics ii. 41 The borrowing of click consonants and new words from Khoesan into Southern Bantu languages. B. adj. Of, relating to, or designating the Khoisan or their language. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Khoisan > [adjective] Nama1862 Khoekhoe1881 Sandawe1925 Khoisan1930 1930 I. Schapera Khoisan Peoples S. Afr. (title) KhoiSan Peoples. 1959 E. M. Thomas Harmless People i. 8 The Khoisan language group, made up of most of the click languages spoken in South Africa. 1983 D. Hughes et al. Compl. Bk. S. Afr. Wine 16 Bands of Hottentots (Xhoisan, or Capoid, people), the only indigenous population here..had no settled community or agriculture. 2008 Sunday Independent (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 30 Mar. (Life section) 10 This is music that unites the stories of the slave, European and Khoisan cultures that form the core of our unique Cape heritage. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1929
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