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Khoisan
Khoisan
See also: khoisan
English
Alternative forms
- Khoi-San
Proper noun
Khoisan
- The group of Southern African indigenous people, comprising the Khoi and San. Indigenous to the semi-desert regions.
- The group of languages associated with the Khoisan including Nama, ‡Hõã, ǃKung, ǃXũũ, Ju/’hoan, and ‡Kx’auǁ’ein.
Translations
language group
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Noun
Khoisan (plural Khoisans or Khoisan)
- A member of the Khoi or San people.
Translations
person
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Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of the name of two tribes, the pastoral Khoi (formerly Hottentots) and the hunter-gatherer San (formerly Bushmen).
Proper noun
Khoisan ? c
- Khoisan, people.
Khoisan ? n
- Khoisan, group of languages.
khoisan
khoisan
See also: Khoisan
Finnish
Noun
khoisan
- Khoisan (member of Khoi or San people in southern Africa)
Declension
| Inflection of khoisan (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | khoisan | khoisanit | |
| genitive | khoisanin | khoisanien khoisaneiden khoisaneitten |
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| partitive | khoisania | khoisaneita khoisaneja |
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| illative | khoisaniin | khoisaneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | khoisan | khoisanit | |
| accusative | nom. | khoisan | khoisanit |
| gen. | khoisanin | ||
| genitive | khoisanin | khoisanien khoisaneiden khoisaneitten |
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| partitive | khoisania | khoisaneita khoisaneja |
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| inessive | khoisanissa | khoisaneissa | |
| elative | khoisanista | khoisaneista | |
| illative | khoisaniin | khoisaneihin | |
| adessive | khoisanilla | khoisaneilla | |
| ablative | khoisanilta | khoisaneilta | |
| allative | khoisanille | khoisaneille | |
| essive | khoisanina | khoisaneina | |
| translative | khoisaniksi | khoisaneiksi | |
| instructive | — | khoisanein | |
| abessive | khoisanitta | khoisaneitta | |
| comitative | — | khoisaneineen | |