Khoekhoe

English

Etymology

From Khoekhoe Khoekhoe.n (“Khoekhoe people”), from khoe.b (“human being”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɪkɔɪ/

Noun

Khoekhoe (plural Khoekhoe)

1. A member of a Southern African people, formerly known as Hottentots.

Synonyms

• Khoikhoi, Khoi

Translations

person

• Dutch: Khoikhoi m
• Finnish: khoi
• Portuguese: hotentote m or f, khoikhoi m or f

language

• Finnish: nama (fi)
• Portuguese: hotentote m, khoikhoi m

Proper noun

Khoekhoe

1. Any of a group of languages or dialects spoken by these people.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Khoekhoe terms

Anagrams

• kohekohe