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Nama

Nama proper noun: a Khoisan language of Namibia.

Proper noun

Nama

  1. A Khoisan language of Namibia.
  2. A language of Papua New Guinea.

Noun

Nama pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An ethnic group residing in South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana, traditionally speaking the Nama language.

Questions about Nama

What does Nama mean?
Nama means a Khoisan language of Namibia.
What part of speech is Nama?
Nama can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Nama in the dictionary

  1. Nam Van Lake
  2. nam yu
  3. Nam Đàn
  4. Nam Định
  5. nam'd
  6. Nama
  7. namaaz
  8. namability
  9. namable
  10. namableness
  11. NAMAD

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