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.

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Generate an image of the Khoikhoi (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 (6)

Label Occurrences
Khoikhoi canonical 17
Khoikhoi peoples 4
Khoikhoi people 3

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 (27)

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
Taa people → relatedEthnicGroup → Khoikhoi ⓘ
Griqua people → ancestry → Khoikhoi ⓘ
Sarah Baartman → ethnicity → Khoikhoi ⓘ
Khoe family → spokenBy → Khoikhoi people ⓘ
linked to: Khoikhoi
Albany district → indigenousInhabitants → Khoikhoi communities ⓘ
linked to: Khoikhoi