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#REDIRECT[[Hottentot]]

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 The name [[Khoikhoi]] was later contracted to the more familiar, [[Khoi]], used today - also used in the combination [[Khoi-San]] when referring to the ''all'' original inhabitants of Southern Africa - i.e. the [[San]] and the [[Khoikhoi]].  (The former group was at one time denigratingly referred to as  [[Bushmen]] (or [[Bosjesmannen]] in [[Dutch]] and [[Boesmans]] in [[Afrikaans]]) and the [[Khoikhoi]] again as [[Hottentots]] ([[Hottentotte]] in [[Dutch]] or [[Afrikaans]]).
-This name was soon contracted to "[[Hotnot]]" in the spoken language by [[Dutch]]-, and later   [[Afrikaans]]-speaking people in the Cape. In the 19th and 20th centuries, as the numbers of "pure"  "Hottentots" dwindled, the term was expanded to refer to all people of mixed race heritage and gradually was also used denigratingly (particularly in the contracted form of "[[hotnots]]") to imply inferiority and lack of culture and morals, and was used in this way by a number of earlier writers to refer to ''any'' uncivilized, even dangerously unstable person(or persons).
+This name was soon contracted to the rather offensive "[[Hotnot]]" in the spoken language by [[Dutch]]-, and later   [[Afrikaans]]-speaking people in the Cape. In the 19th and 20th centuries, as the numbers of "pure"  "Hottentots" dwindled, the term was expanded to refer to all people of mixed race heritage and gradually was also used denigratingly (particularly in the contracted form of "[[hotnots]]") to imply inferiority and lack of culture and morals, and was used in this way by a number of earlier writers to refer to ''any'' uncivilized, even dangerously unstable person(or persons).
-As the use dwindled it was generally replaced as a general term by [[coloured]].
+As the use dwindled it was generally replaced as a general term by '''[[coloured]]'''.
 By the 1980’s the term was seen as highly derogatory and replaced by the more "correct" [[Khoi]] or '''[[/Xhoi]]''' (the / indicating a click sound). However by 2000 this had been challenged in its turn, with the etymology of "[[Hottentot]]" being reappraised by some descendants of the origial descendents of the [[Khoikhoi]].

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	'''See also [[Hottentot]], [[Coloured]] and [[Griqua]].'''		'''See also [[Hottentot]], [[Coloured]] and [[Griqua]].'''

−	Though the term is of course found in numerous books, novels, poems and plays from the 18th to the 20th century, a number of them classic works, it is today seen as politically incorrect and features among the many [[proscribed racial terms]] formerly found in South Africa.	+

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 By the 1980’s the term was seen as highly derogatory and replaced by the more "correct" [[Khoi]] or '''[[/Xhoi]]''' (the / indicating a click sound). However by 2000 this had been challenged in its turn, with the etymology of "[[Hottentot]]" being reappraised by some descendants of the origial descendents of the [[Khoikhoi]].
-'''See also [[Coloured]] and [[Griqua]].'''
+'''See also [[Hottentot]], [[Coloured]] and [[Griqua]].'''
 Though the term is of course found in numerous books, novels, poems and plays from the 18th to the 20th century, a number of them classic works, it is today seen as politically incorrect and features among the many [[proscribed racial terms]] formerly found in South Africa.

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	'''See also [[Coloured]] and [[Griqua]].'''		'''See also [[Coloured]] and [[Griqua]].'''

−	Though the term is of course found in numerous books, novels, poems and plays from the 18th to the 20th century, a number of them classic works, it is today seen as politically incorrect and features among the many ~~proscribed~~ [[racial terms]] formerly found in South Africa.	+	Though the term is of course found in numerous books, novels, poems and plays from the 18th to the 20th century, a number of them classic works, it is today seen as politically incorrect and features among the many [[proscribed racial terms]] formerly found in South Africa.

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 The name [[Khoikhoi]] was later contracted to the more familiar, [[Khoi]], used today - also used in the combination [[Khoi-San]] when referring to the ''all'' original inhabitants of Southern Africa - i.e. the [[San]] and the [[Khoikhoi]].  (The former group was at one time denigratingly referred to as  [[Bushmen]] (or [[Bosjesmannen]] in [[Dutch]] and [[Boesmans]] in [[Afrikaans]]) and the [[Khoikhoi]] again as [[Hottentots]] ([[Hottentotte]] in [[Dutch]] or [[Afrikaans]]).
-This name was soon contracted to "[[Hotnot]]" in the spoken language by [[Dutch]]-, and later   [[Afrikaans]]-speaking people in the Cape. In the 19th and 20th centuries, as the numbers of "pure"  "Hottentots" dwindled, the term was expanded to refer to all people of mixed race heritage and gradually was also used denigratingly (particularly in the contracted form) to imply inferiority and lack of
+This name was soon contracted to "[[Hotnot]]" in the spoken language by [[Dutch]]-, and later   [[Afrikaans]]-speaking people in the Cape. In the 19th and 20th centuries, as the numbers of "pure"  "Hottentots" dwindled, the term was expanded to refer to all people of mixed race heritage and gradually was also used denigratingly (particularly in the contracted form of "[[hotnots]]") to imply inferiority and lack of culture and morals, and was used in this way by a number of earlier writers to refer to ''any'' uncivilized, even dangerously unstable person(or persons).
-The term Hottentot was used by a number of earlier writers to refer to an uncivilized, even
+As the use dwindled it was generally replaced as a general term by [[coloured]].
-By the 1980’s the term was seen as highly derogatory and replaced by the more "correct" [[Khoi]] or '''/Xhoi''' (the / indicating a click sound). However by 2000 this had been challenged in its turn, with the etymology of "Hottentot" being reappraised by descendants of the origial descendents of the [[Khoikhoi]].. *? '''CHECK!'''
+By the 1980’s the term was seen as highly derogatory and replaced by the more "correct" [[Khoi]] or '''[[/Xhoi]]''' (the / indicating a click sound). However by 2000 this had been challenged in its turn, with the etymology of "[[Hottentot]]" being reappraised by some descendants of the origial descendents of the [[Khoikhoi]].
 '''See also [[Coloured]] and [[Griqua]].'''

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−	[[Khoikhoi]] is the collective name for the hunter-gatherer people of '''[[Khoikhoi]]''' descent.	+	[[Khoikhoi]] is the collective name for the hunter-gatherer people of '''[[Khoikhoi]]''' (or '''[[Khoi-Khoi]]''') descent.

	In the mid 17th century the name '''[[Hottentot]]''' was given to any member (or descendent) of the Southern African branch of '''[[Khoikhoi]]''' by the [[Dutch]] settlers, in immitation of the sounds they heard in the [[Khoekhoe]] languages spoken by the [[Khoikhoi]].		In the mid 17th century the name '''[[Hottentot]]''' was given to any member (or descendent) of the Southern African branch of '''[[Khoikhoi]]''' by the [[Dutch]] settlers, in immitation of the sounds they heard in the [[Khoekhoe]] languages spoken by the [[Khoikhoi]].

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−	[[~~Hottentot~~]] ~~was~~ the name ~~given to a member of~~ the hunter-gatherer people of '''[[Khoikhoi]]''' descent by the [[Dutch]] settlers ~~in the mid 17th century~~, in immitation of the sounds they heard in the [[Khoekhoe]] languages, spoken by the [[Khoikhoi]]. The name [[Khoikhoi]] was later contracted to the more familiar, [[Khoi]], used today - also in the combination [[Khoi-San]] ~~with reference~~ to the all original inhabitants of Southern Africa - the [[San]]. (The ~~latter~~ group was at one time denigratingly referred to as [[Bushmen]] (or [[Bosjesmannen]] in [[Dutch]] and [[Boesmans]] in [[Afrikaans]]) and the [[Khoikhoi]] again as [[Hottentots]] ([[Hottentotte]] in [[Dutch]] or [[Afrikaans]]).	+	[[Khoikhoi]] is the collective name for the hunter-gatherer people of '''[[Khoikhoi]]''' descent.
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		+	In the mid 17th century the name '''[[Hottentot]]''' was given to any member (or descendent) of the Southern African branch of '''[[Khoikhoi]]''' by the [[Dutch]] settlers, in immitation of the sounds they heard in the [[Khoekhoe]] languages spoken by the [[Khoikhoi]].
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		+	The name [[Khoikhoi]] was later contracted to the more familiar, [[Khoi]], used today - also used in the combination [[Khoi-San]] when referring to the ''all'' original inhabitants of Southern Africa - i.e. the [[San]] and the [[Khoikhoi]]. (The former group was at one time denigratingly referred to as [[Bushmen]] (or [[Bosjesmannen]] in [[Dutch]] and [[Boesmans]] in [[Afrikaans]]) and the [[Khoikhoi]] again as [[Hottentots]] ([[Hottentotte]] in [[Dutch]] or [[Afrikaans]]).

	This name was soon contracted to "[[Hotnot]]" in the spoken language by [[Dutch]]-, and later [[Afrikaans]]-speaking people in the Cape. In the 19th and 20th centuries, as the numbers of "pure" "Hottentots" dwindled, the term was expanded to refer to all people of mixed race heritage and gradually was also used denigratingly (particularly in the contracted form) to imply inferiority and lack of		This name was soon contracted to "[[Hotnot]]" in the spoken language by [[Dutch]]-, and later [[Afrikaans]]-speaking people in the Cape. In the 19th and 20th centuries, as the numbers of "pure" "Hottentots" dwindled, the term was expanded to refer to all people of mixed race heritage and gradually was also used denigratingly (particularly in the contracted form) to imply inferiority and lack of

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−	~~#REDIRECT~~[[Hottentot]]	+	[[Hottentot]] was the name given to a member of the hunter-gatherer people of '''[[Khoikhoi]]''' descent by the [[Dutch]] settlers in the mid 17th century, in immitation of the sounds they heard in the [[Khoekhoe]] languages, spoken by the [[Khoikhoi]]. The name [[Khoikhoi]] was later contracted to the more familiar, [[Khoi]], used today - also in the combination [[Khoi-San]] with reference to the all original inhabitants of Southern Africa - the [[San]]. (The latter group was at one time denigratingly referred to as [[Bushmen]] (or [[Bosjesmannen]] in [[Dutch]] and [[Boesmans]] in [[Afrikaans]]) and the [[Khoikhoi]] again as [[Hottentots]] ([[Hottentotte]] in [[Dutch]] or [[Afrikaans]]).
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		+	This name was soon contracted to "[[Hotnot]]" in the spoken language by [[Dutch]]-, and later [[Afrikaans]]-speaking people in the Cape. In the 19th and 20th centuries, as the numbers of "pure" "Hottentots" dwindled, the term was expanded to refer to all people of mixed race heritage and gradually was also used denigratingly (particularly in the contracted form) to imply inferiority and lack of
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		+	The term Hottentot was used by a number of earlier writers to refer to an uncivilized, even
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		+	By the 1980’s the term was seen as highly derogatory and replaced by the more "correct" [[Khoi]] or '''/Xhoi''' (the / indicating a click sound). However by 2000 this had been challenged in its turn, with the etymology of "Hottentot" being reappraised by descendants of the origial descendents of the [[Khoikhoi]].. *? '''CHECK!'''
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		+	'''See also [[Coloured]] and [[Griqua]].'''
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		+	Though the term is of course found in numerous books, novels, poems and plays from the 18th to the 20th century, a number of them classic works, it is today seen as politically incorrect and features among the many proscribed [[racial terms]] formerly found in South Africa.
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		+	== Sources ==
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		+	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoikhoi