| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,728,436,902 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Khoekhoe |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia, Hutchinson | 0.01 sec. |
Khoekhoeor Khoikhoi formerly Hottentot (pejorative)Group of peoples, speaking closely related Khoisan languages, who were among the first indigenous southern Africans encountered by Europeans. The precontact Khoekhoe were pastoralists who tended large herds of cattle and sheep. By 1800 Khoekhoe societies south of the Orange River in Cape Colony had been largely destroyed by disease and warfare, with the remnants either serving as bonded labourers for white farmers or blending into frontier communities of mixed descent, such as the Griqua. North of the Orange River in Namibia, the Nama are the largest Khoekhoe ethnic group, numbering about 230,000. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
In 1664 the marriage of a Khoekhoe woman, Krotoa ("Eva"), and the Company servant Pieter van Meerhof was sponsored by the Dutch commander but, as that union failed to serve the purposes foreseen for it, further pairings with indigenous women lacked official support. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|