Difference between revisions of "Hottentot"
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| − | Hottentot was the name given to hunter-gatherer people of [[Khoi|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 Khoi. | + | [[Hottentot]] was the name given to hunter-gatherer people of [[Khoi|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 Khoi. |
| − | 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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| + | The term Hottentot was used by a number of earlier writers to refer to an uncivilized, even | ||
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 descendants of the origial descendents of the [[Khoikhoi]].. *? '''CHECK!''' | ||
| − | + | '''See also [[Coloured]] and [[Griqua]].''' | |
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| + | Today the word features among the many proscribed [[racial terms]] formerly found in South Africa. | ||
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Revision as of 07:12, 18 July 2018
Hottentot was the name given to 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 Khoi.
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
The term Hottentot was used by a number of earlier writers to refer to an uncivilized, even
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!
Today the word features among the many proscribed racial terms formerly found in South Africa.
