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Family of languages spoken primarily in southern Africa.
Khoisan languages, known for their click consonants, are spoken by both San foragers, pejoratively called Bushmen, and Khoikhoi pastoralists, often called Hottentots. ...
From: Khoisan in Encyclopedia of Africa »
Subjects: Linguistics.
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