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PRONUNCIATION OF KHOISAN

Khoisan  [ˈkɔɪsɑːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KHOISAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Khoisan can act as a noun and an adjective.
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The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES KHOISAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Khoisan

Khoisan

"Khoisan" is a unifying name for two groups of peoples of Southern Africa, who share physical and putative linguistic characteristics distinct from the Bantu majority of the region. Culturally, the Khoisan are divided into the foraging San, or Bushmen, and the pastoral Khoi, or more specifically Khoikhoi, previously known as Hottentots. The San include the indigenous inhabitants of Southern Africa before the southward Bantu migrations from Central and East Africa reached their region, which led to Bantu farmers replacing the Khoi and San as the predominant population. The distinct origin of the Khoi is debated. Over time, some Khoi abandoned pastoralism and adopted the hunter-gatherer economy of the San, probably due to a drying climate, and are now considered San. Similarly, the Bantu Damara people who migrated south later abandoned agriculture and adopted the Khoi economy. Large Khoisan populations remain in several arid areas in the region, notably in the Kalahari Desert.

Definition of Khoisan in the English dictionary

The definition of Khoisan in the dictionary is a family of languages spoken in southern Africa by the Khoikhoi and Bushmen and by two small groups in Tanzania. A characteristic phonological feature of these languages is the use of suction stops. Other definition of Khoisan is denoting, relating to, or belonging to this family of languages.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KHOISAN


Afghanistan
æfˈɡænɪˌstɑːn
Akan
ˈɑːkɑːn
Asosan
ˌɑːsəʊˈsɑːn
Azerbaijan
ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːn
Balikpapan
ˌbɑːlɪkˈpɑːpɑːn
barn
bɑːn
Bhutan
buːˈtɑːn
Iran
ɪˈrɑːn
khan
kɑːn
kisan
ˈkiːsɑːn
Kyrgyzstan
ˈkɪəɡɪzˌstɑːn
Masan
ˈmɑːˌsɑːn
Oman
əʊˈmɑːn
Pakistan
ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn
Sudan
suːˈdɑːn
Taiwan
ˈtaɪˈwɑːn
Tajikistan
tɑːˌdʒɪkɪˈstɑːn
Turkmenistan
ˌtɜːkmɛnɪˈstɑːn
Uzbekistan
ˌʌzbɛkɪˈstɑːn
zaman
zəˈmɑːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KHOISAN

Khirbet Qumran
khirkah
khitmutgar
Khiva
Khmer
Khmer Republic
Khmer Rouge
Khmerian
Khodzhent
Khoikhoi
khoja
Khojent
Khomeini
Khonsu
khor
Khotan
khoum
Khrushchev
khud
Khufu

WORDS THAT END LIKE KHOISAN

archdiocesan
artisan
basan
bipartisan
black-eyed Susan
chitosan
Christine de Pisan
courtesan
diocesan
Elsan
Illinoisan
Nisan
nonpartisan
paisan
Parmesan
partisan
ptisan
Pusan
san
Susan

Synonyms and antonyms of Khoisan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Khoisan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KHOISAN

Find out the translation of Khoisan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

科伊桑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

khoisán
570 millions of speakers

English

Khoisan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Khoisan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخوى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Койсанские
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Khoisan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খোইসান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Khoisan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Khoisan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Khoisan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コイサン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

코 이산
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Khoisan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Khoisan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோஸியன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खोईशन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Khoisan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Khoisan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Buszmeni
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

койсанських
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Khoisan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Khoisan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Khoisan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Khoisan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Khoisan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Khoisan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KHOISAN»

The term «Khoisan» is regularly used and occupies the 106.301 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KHOISAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Khoisan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KHOISAN»

Discover the use of Khoisan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Khoisan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The forgotten frontier: colonist and Khoisan on the Cape's ...
The Forgotten Frontier is the intriguing story of the conflict between colonists and indigenous herders and hunters on the Western and Northern Cape frontier of South Africa.
Nigel Penn, 2005
2
Aboriginal Convicts: Australian, Khoisan, and Maori Exiles
They lived, laboured, were punished, and died alongside other convicts, but until this groundbreaking book, their stories had largely been forgotten.
Kristyn Harman, 2012
3
Burdened by Race: Coloured Identities in Southern Africa
Khoisan identity has emerged strongly from within the coloured community, but is not seen as a black African identity. Mervyn Ross is of the opinion that '[w]e were the first to have fought against colonialism; it was the Khoisan, our ancestors.
Mohamed Adhikari, 2009
4
Khoisan linguistic studies 5
INTRODUCTION Khoisan Linguistic Studies 5 will be the last of the series to be published by the University of the Witwatersrand. At the 1979 Bushman and Hottentot Linguistic Studies Seminar held at the University of South Africa during July ...
A. Traill, University of the Witwatersrand. Dept. of Linguistics, 1979
5
Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle East
Many Khoisan were recruited into the Portuguese colonial army in Mozambique and the South African Army in Namibia. After Namibia became independent from South Africa in 1990, however, around 4,000 Khoisan moved to South Africa.
Facts On File, Incorporated, 2009
6
Notes on the Nomenclature of the Khoisan
Jahrbücher; Museen; Verwaltung; Cape Town.
Michael Lewis Wilson, 1986
7
Contesting Knowledge: Museums and Indigenous Perspectives
Delegates also applauded traditional Khoisan dancing, singing, and speech in Khoisan languages, while many wore clothing with Indigenous motifs, such as a leopard motif. In addition, the conference “provided an opportunity for Khoisan to  ...
Susan Sleeper-Smith, 2009
8
From Hunters to Farmers: The Causes and Consequences of Food ...
This shift in perspective can be seen in the different ideas concerning the origins of biological variability among Khoisan peoples of southern Africa. Early ideas on Khoisan evolution relied upon scattered subfossil and fossil remains to support ...
John Desmond Clark, Steven A. Brandt, 1984
9
Black Athena: The linguistic evidence
Syntactically it is worth noting that the pattern subject-object-verb (SOV), found in the Central Khoisan languages and Sandawe though not in Hadza, is shared by nearly all Ethiopian Afroasiatic languages both Semitic and Cushitic.
Martin Bernal, 2006
10
Language History and Linguistic Description in Africa
Comparison and Classification of Khoisan Languages Bonny Sands Department of Linguistics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095. USA Introduction Linkages between the major groups of Khoisan languages have not been firmly ...
Ian Maddieson, Thomas J. Hinnebusch, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KHOISAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Khoisan is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Zim heroes' remains to be repatriated | The Zimbabwe Daily
The South African government – through the National Heritage Council (NHC) – is also fighting for the return of the remains of Khoisan Chief Dawid Stuurman ... «The Zimbabwe Daily, Jul 15»
2
Nubia Soul is a child of the world - Sowetan LIVE
My father traces his Khoisan roots to Botswana. "This combination excites me because I see myself as a child of the whole world. My father ... «Sowetan Live, Jul 15»
3
SA chickens have funny bones
It's all you foreigners" - only for every creed of citizen to disappear, except for a Khoisan man who says: "I'm not going anywhere. «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
4
Pops Mohamed and Dave Reynolds music dining
... sounds of Kora, Mbira, Khoisan Bow and various percussion effects and Dave enticing with his unique steelpan playing and acoustic guitar. «Artslink.co.za News, Jul 15»
5
Should hunting in Africa be banned?
This means that the indigenous Khoisan are no longer permitted to practice their traditional way of life as hunter-gatherers. The long-term ... «Health24, Jul 15»
6
More penile transplants as Table Mountain renamed 'Pilimanjaro'
... oppose plans by the ANC Youth League to perform circumcisions in the Table Mountain reserve because it was originally Khoisan territory. «TheSouthAfrican, Jul 15»
7
Baahubali Review: An Ambitious And Impressive Epic
There's even a new language – a kind of mishmash of Khoisan (South Africa) and Dothraki (Game of Thrones)! The narrative moves at a good ... «Business of Cinema, Jul 15»
8
Hands off mountain - Khoisan leader
Cape Town - Khoisan leaders are telling the ANC Youth League “hands off our Table Mountain!” Ikeraam Korana, chief of the People of the ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
9
Ghosts of the past: How Jacob Zuma and other ANC political figures …
During the lengthy Section 29 hearing, TRC investigator Zenzile Khoisan attempted to ascertain how Brown had known that Melvyn Bruintjies ... «Daily Maverick, Jul 15»
10
Hectare of land for 'vulnerable' women
By Zenzile Khoisan Comment on this story. iol news pic Dr Wallace Mgoqi INDEPENDENT MEDIA Acting Land Claims judge and gender ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»

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