SINCE 1828
Khoisan
noun
Khoi·san
| \ ˈkȯi-ˌsän
, -ˈsän\
, -ˈsän\
Definition of Khoisan
1
: a group of African peoples speaking Khoisan languages
2
: a family of African languages comprising principally Khoikhoi and the Bushman languages
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