The Khoikhoi- The Khoikhoi were the native people of South Africa. They started living in the region in the fifth century. When the Dutch colonized the are in 1652, the Khoikhoi started practicing extensive livestock agriculture. The Khoikhoi entered the region from Botswana through two separate routes. The Khoikhoi were people who used the land to their advantage. The traveled with animals like sheep, goats, and cattle. Their herds grazed in the very fertile valleys that the land offered.
A Khoikhoi man
A Khoikhoi man
How the Tribe Developed-The Khoikhoi were grazing livestock people. The Khoikhoi were originally part of a pastoral culture and language group found across Southern Africa. Starting in the northern area of modern Botswana, the group steadily migrated south, reaching the Cape about 2,000 years ago. They then formed large tribes in different areas of South Africa and settled on the land.
The Khoikhoi setting up thier village
The Khoikhoi setting up thier village
Conflict with the San- The conflict with the San is mostly based on the game that the land offers. The San originated as Khoikhoi and then split off. The original group Khoikhoi stayed as mainly grazing livestock while the San went onto becoming hunting and gathering folk. The San fought the Khoikhoi for land and the right to hunt the game in Southern Africa.
A San man
A San man
Societal Structure-Animals were signs of being rich or being poor. Animals could provide food, shelter, transport, and money is needed. Milk from animals was a good way to spread wealth to poorer members of the tribe. Wealthy and rich tribal members rubbed animal fat on their body to show wealth and high social class.
The Rich people of the San and Khoikhoi.
The Rich people of the San and Khoikhoi.
Language- The native language of the Khoikhoi is Khoekhoe. It is made up of clicks and vowels that is made by the tongue. The sound could be nasaly . Different sounds could mean different things and the time of a click or the length it was held would mean two different words or two different phrases.
Learning the language
Learning the language
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