Hottentot (Noun)
Meaning
Any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The clicking sounds of the Hottentot language are notoriously difficult for non-native speakers to master.
- Linguists have studied the grammatical structures of the various Hottentot dialects to gain a better understanding of language development.
- Hottentot, as a linguistic family, includes the Khoe, Griqua, and !Kora dialects spoken across the southwestern African region.
- Research into Hottentot syntax and phonology is still limited compared to the Bantu languages also spoken in southern Africa.
- Old records and modern translations often categorize all languages within this grouping simply as "Hottentot," yet subtle distinctions set apart closely related sublanguages like Shoenhoferde Khoe