Khoi·san
| \ ˈkȯi-ˌsän
, -ˈsän \
, -ˈsän \
Definition of Khoisan
1
: a group of African peoples speaking Khoisan languages
2
: a group of languages of southern and eastern Africa that have clicks in their consonantal inventories and that include the languages of the Khoikhoi and San
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“Khoisan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Khoisan. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of Khoisan was in 1930
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