Khoikhoi

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The Khoikhoi are an indigenous pastoralist people of southwestern Africa, historically known for their cattle-herding societies and early encounters with European colonists in what is now South Africa and Namibia.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Khoikhoi canonical 13
Khoikhoi peoples 4
Khoikhoi people 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
pastoralist people
broaderGrouping Khoisan peoples
colonialImpact disease epidemics
labor exploitation
land dispossession
continent Africa
country Namibia
South Africa
culturalPractice age-grade initiation
cattle-based bridewealth
ritual cattle slaughter
distinguishedFrom San hunter-gatherers
earlyContactRegion Cape Colony
Cape of Good Hope
economyType pastoralism
encounteredColonialPower British Empire
Dutch Empire
heritageStatus indigenous cultural heritage of Namibia
indigenous cultural heritage of South Africa
historicalExonym Hottentots
linked to: Khoikhoi
historicalExonymLanguage Dutch
historicalExonymStatus pejorative
historicalPeriodOfFirstEuropeanContact 17th century
languageFamily Khoe languages
Khoe-Kwadi
mobilityPattern semi-nomadic
notableHistoricalEvent Khoikhoi–Dutch conflicts at the Cape
primaryRegion Southwestern Africa
linked to: Namibia
relatedEthnicGroup Damara people
Nama people
San people
linked to: Khoisan peoples
religion Christianity
traditional African religions
selfDesignation Khoikhoi
selfDesignationMeaning real people
socialOrganization chiefdoms
clan-based
traditionalEconomy cattle herding
sheep herding
traditionalLivestock cattle
goats
sheep
traditionalSubsistence pastoralism
traditionalTerritory Cape region
Namaqualand
Namibian coast
linked to: Walvis Bay

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khoisan languages spokenBy Khoikhoi peoples
linked to: Khoikhoi
Khoikhoi selfDesignation Khoikhoi
Khoikhoi historicalExonym Hottentots
linked to: Khoikhoi
Frontier Wars involvedEthnicGroup Khoikhoi auxiliaries
linked to: Khoikhoi
Khoi-San composedOf Khoikhoi
Nama people subgroupOf Khoikhoi
subject linked to: Nama/Damara
Khoikhoi language spokenBy Khoikhoi people
linked to: Khoikhoi
Khoikhoi language hasEthnicAssociation Khoikhoi people
linked to: Khoikhoi
Goringhaiqua partOf Khoikhoi peoples
linked to: Khoikhoi
Gorinhaiqua ethnicGroupOf Khoikhoi
Gorinhaiqua partOf Khoikhoi peoples
linked to: Khoikhoi
Cochoqua ethnicGroup Khoikhoi
Goringhaicona ethnicGroup Khoikhoi
Goringhaicona partOf Khoikhoi peoples
linked to: Khoikhoi