Nama

[ nah-mah, -muh ]

noun

, plural Na·mas, (especially collectively) Na·ma.

1. a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
2. the language of the Nama.

Nama

/ nəˈmɑːkwə; ˈnɑːmə /

noun

1. -ma-mas-qua-quas a member of a Khoikhoi people living chiefly in Namaqualand
2. 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

Derived Forms

• ˈNaman, nounadjective

Example Sentences

Over at Nama Ko, dessert is a miso-honey black truffle soft serve with dark chocolate toffee crunch, drizzled with both chocolate and caramel sauces.

From Salon

Chef Alex Levin, Director of Strategic Business and Pastry Programs at Schlow Restaurant Group, which represents Nama Ko, told me that "soft serve is the conduit for most decadent ice cream sundaes," also mentioning how savory flavors — like miso or salted caramel — can elevate an experience and highlight the "fun factor" in a dessert.

From Salon

German colonisers massacred more than 70,000 Herero and Nama people between 1904 and 1908, in what historians consider to be the 20th Century's first genocide.

From BBC

Ireland set up the National Asset Management Agency, or NAMA, which acquired portfolios of delinquent loans and later sold them at discounted prices to so-called vulture funds.

From New York Times

German colonisers massacred more than 70,000 Herero and Nama people between 1904 and 1908.

From BBC