Nama people
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Nama (in older sources also called Namaqua) are an African ethnic group of South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. They traditionally speak the Nama language of the Khoe-Kwadi language family, although many Nama also speak Afrikaans. The Nama People (or Nama-Khoe people) are the largest group of the Khoikhoi people, most of whom have disappeared as a group, except for the Namas. Many of the Nama clans live in Central Namibia and the other smaller groups live in Namaqualand, which today straddles the Namibian border with South Africa.[1]
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Quick Facts Regions with significant populations, Namibia ...
Regions with significant populations | |
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Namibia Botswana South Africa | |
Namibia | 130,349 |
Languages | |
Nama, Namibian Black German (rare) | |
Religion | |
Christianity, African Traditional Religion, Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Khoekhoe |
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