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The Khoikhoi ("men of men") or Khoi are a division of the Khoisan ethnic group of Southwestern Africa, closely related to the San or Bushmen. They have lived in this area for about 30,000 years.

They were once known to Europeans as the Hottentots, a name that is now considered derogatory (it means "stutterer" in Dutch (although the Dutch use the word "stotteraar" more), describing the clicking sounds used in the Khoisan languages). The word lives on, however, in the names of several African animal and plant species, such as the Hottentot Fig, Carpobrotus edulis.

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Khoisan languagesThis article is about the Khoisan language group. For the Khoisan ethnic group, see Khoisan. The Khoisan languages are the smallest phylum of African languages. Historically, they were mainly spoken by the Khoi and Bushmen people. Today they are only spokKhoikhoi mythologyThe Khoikhoi (Hottentots) are an ethnic group from southern Africa. The supreme god of the Khoikhoi is called Gamab, a god of the sky and fate. He shoots arrows from the heavens at mortals, killing them. Tsui (also Tsui'goab) is the god of magic, rain andKhoisanThis article is about the Khoisan ethnic group. For the Khoisan language group, see Khoisan languages. Khoisan is the name for several ethnic groups, that share some specific physical and linguistic characteristics. They seem to have a very long history i
KhoikhoiThe Khoikhoi ("men of men") or Khoi are a division of the Khoisan ethnic group of Southwestern Africa, closely related to the San or Bushmen. They have lived in this area for about 30,000 years. They were once known to Europeans as the Hottentots a name t  
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