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Khoikhoi

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1. Khoikhoi - Noun

2. Khoikhoi - Proper noun

Meaning

any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa

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During the following decade, pressure on the Khoikhoi grew as more of the Dutch became free burghers, expanded their landholdings, and sought pastureland for their growing herds. Source: Internet

By 1700, the traditional Khoikhoi lifestyle of pastoralism had disappeared and following British rule in 1795, the establishment of the Cape's socio-political foundations were firmly laid. Source: Internet

His action was hastened by the fact that the Khoikhoi, deserting their former masters, flocked to the British standard. Source: Internet

In 1659 Doman, a Khoikhoi who had worked as a translator for the Dutch and had even traveled to Java, led an armed attempt to expel the Dutch from the Cape peninsula. Source: Internet

Initially, the Dutch East India Trading Company considered enslaving men from the indigenous Khoikhoi population, but the idea was rejected on the grounds that such a policy would be both costly and dangerous. Source: Internet

In the beginning, the settlers traded with the Khoikhoi but the harsh working conditions and low wages imposed by the Dutch led to a series of wars. Source: Internet

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