Khoisan

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Khoisan Group of South African languages. The Khoikhoi and San are the two largest groups of native speakers of these languages. The Khoisan languages also include Sandawe and Hadza. See also click language

Hottentot

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Hottentot (Khoikhoi) Khoisan-speaking people of s Africa, now almost extinct. Traditionally nomadic, many were displaced or exterminated by Dutch settlers. Descendants have mostly been absorbed into the South African population.

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