"Khoisan" meaning in English

See Khoisan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkɔɪsɑːn/ [UK], /ˈkɔɪˌsɑn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Khoisan.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Khoi + San, from the pastoral Khoi tribe (formerly also called Hottentots) and the hunter-gatherer San (also known as Bushmen). Coined by Isaac Schapera in 1930, in linguistic usage since the 1950s (following Joseph Greenberg, Studies in African Linguistic Classification, 1955). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Khoi|San}} Khoi + San Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Khoisan
  1. The group of non-Bantu Southern African indigenous people. Translations (people): Khoisan (Dutch), khoisanit [plural] (Finnish), Khoisas [masculine, plural] (Galician), Којсанци (Kojsanci) [plural] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-Khoisan-en-name-spKikiW0 Disambiguation of 'people': 100 0
  2. The group of languages associated with the Khoisan including the Khoi, Kx'a and Tuu families, sometimes to the inclusion of the Hadza and Sandawe language isolates of Tanzania. Categories (topical): Language families Synonyms: Khoi-San Translations (language group): khoisankielet [plural] (Finnish), Khoisan (French), Khoisa (Galician), Cadhsainis [feminine] (Irish), којсанска (kojsanska) [feminine] (Macedonian), којсански (kojsanski) [masculine, plural] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-Khoisan-en-name-vRw2VeAu Disambiguation of Language families: 20 53 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 45 32 Disambiguation of 'language group': 30 70

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔɪsɑːn/ [UK], /ˈkɔɪˌsɑn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Khoisan.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Khoisans [plural], Khoisan [plural]
Etymology: Khoi + San, from the pastoral Khoi tribe (formerly also called Hottentots) and the hunter-gatherer San (also known as Bushmen). Coined by Isaac Schapera in 1930, in linguistic usage since the 1950s (following Joseph Greenberg, Studies in African Linguistic Classification, 1955). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Khoi|San}} Khoi + San Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Khoisan}} Khoisan (plural Khoisans or Khoisan)
  1. A member of the Khoi or San people. Translations (person): khoisan (Finnish), khoisa [feminine, masculine] (Galician)
    Sense id: en-Khoisan-en-noun-ktfTPk2e

Inflected forms

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