"ǃKung" meaning in English

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          "text": "Given the early sex play, I will hazard a guess that there are few ǃKung virgins, male or female, at puberty."
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          "text": "The San-speaking ǃKung of southern Africa are nearly always chosen to exemplify the forager strategy."
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          "text": "The San-speaking ǃKung of Botswana (the “Bushmen” of old) are presented as a distinct, “other,” and apparently primordial “people.”"
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