Khoikhoi

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kɔɪˈkɔɪ/, /xɔɪˈxɔɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(koikoi′)

Inflections of 'Khoikhoi' (n):
Khoikhois
npl (For people only)
Khoikhoi
npl (Can be used as a collective plural for people—e.g. "Khoikhoi have farmed these fields for generations.")

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Khoi•khoi  (koikoi′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -khois, (esp. collectively) -khoi for 1.
  1. Language Varietiesa member of a pastoral people, physically and linguistically akin to the San, who inhabited Cape Province, South Africa, in the 17th century and now live mainly in Namibia.
  2. Language Varietiesthe Khoisan language of the Khoikhoi.
Also, Khoekhoe′. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Khoikhoi / kɔɪˈkɔɪ xɔɪˈxɔɪ/
  1. a member of a race of people of Southern Africa, of short stature and a dark yellowish-brown complexion, who formerly occupied the region near the Cape of Good Hope and are now almost extinct
  2. any of the languages of this people, belonging to the Khoisan family
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