Definitions for "Khoisan"
The Khoisan, commonly referred to as Bushmen, are a group of peoples that includes the Khoi Khoi, San, Ovahimba, Kxoe, Kung, and Hottentots. They are the first known settlers of southern Africa, as indicated by their prehistoric rock-paintings. The Khoisan are smaller and lighter-skinned than the Bantu, whose southward migration pushed the smaller race into the interior deserts. The few Khoisan who are left live on the fringes of society.
a family of languages spoken in southern Africa
Family of languages spoken in southern and eastern Africa, notable for their use of click sounds.
Collective name for indigenous people living at the Cape at arrival of the first Europeans