Khoikhoi Culture

The Hottentot people are better referred to as Khoikhoi in South Africa, only after they earned it. At the start, this society of people did not have much significant to others surrounding them, but many stories were told about the Khoikhoi people before anyone understood who these people really were. Anthropologists say that most the time the reports of cannibalism and/or eating human flesh for ritual reasons were pasted down stories usually for a purpose of just ruining reputations and attempting to put a bad name out for their personal enemies (Boonzaier et al. 10). Even though it was brought up and claimed to true, there is no evidence that the Khoikhoi were cannibals (Boonzaler et al. 10). Starting in the 1600s is when surrounding societies

2). Which all of the language families ended up spreading all over a good portion of South Africa. Before language families divided up parts of South Africa and continued to spread, there language was difficult and many individuals on the outside of the Khoikhoi people did not attempt to learn it when it first came about. After some time and these people were becoming more well known for their hunting and their language became more literate to others. More outsiders took the time to develop a little better understanding of the language. Even though there were different families of languages, Khoikhoi people were all a hunter and gathering society. There is nowhere were that factor splits up like the language families do. On top of those three different language families they also have a click language which is something very hard to develop, but makes the Khoisan versions of language unique ( Biesele and Royal

Starting with being reported as cannibals and being illiterate. Over time, the people transformed to make peace with their society and communities, but also with the people around them. Having their language blossom and move throughout southern Africa and even other places as well. Keeping their traditions and beliefs to keep carrying on to the next generation. Finally, are they cannibals? Savages? No, even with low technology advances, minimum weapons, some communities and families getting over powered, over time they still managed to keep their beliefs, faith and their families