Nama
Americannoun
plural
Namas,plural
Nama-
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
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the language of the Nama.
noun
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a member of a Khoikhoi people living chiefly in Namaqualand
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the Khoikhoi language spoken by this people, belonging to the Khoisan family See also Damara
Usage
Nama is the generally accepted noun and adjetive to refer to members of the Khoikhoi people
Other Word Forms
- Naman noun
Example Sentences
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This is not part of the Richtersveld area but is still considered to be Nama land.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
The impoverished local Nama community living amid the environmental degradation in the far north-west of South Africa – also known as Namaqualand - wonder what has happened to the riches their land has yielded.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
Nama J2 Cold Press Juicer – Level up your favorite person’s juicing game with the Nama J2 cold press juicer.
From Salon • Nov. 20, 2025
Members of the Nama ethnic group—whose forebears were ousted from their land by German colonial authorities 120 years ago—in June filed a complaint with the United Nations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025
From that vantage point they watched the opening of the lock gates, which admitted the Nama into the next basin.
From The Moving Picture Boys at Panama Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]
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