"The origin of the name "Hottentot

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ID2138425
AuthorsGabriël Stefanus Nienaber (University of KwaZulu-Natal, corresponding author)
Year1963
Volume22
Issue2
Pages65-90
Publication date1963-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAfrican Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-0184 • E-ISSN: 1469-2872
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00020186308707174
OpenAlexW2117664965
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited11

Quotations that do not contain anything new can be as monotonous as the Hottentot dancing-song. What we actually have, will suffice. We have had the accounts of Dutchmen, Germans, Frenchmen, Englishmen and a Dane, and although some speak with more authority than others, either because they observed more carefully or because they had contact with the people for a longer period, all their information serves to put the question in a more accurate perspective. The more accurate the information, the more confirmation we have for the views set out earlier. The general conclusion, then, is that the name Hottentot originates from a jesting carry-over of an incremental-repetitive formula in a typical dancing-song. It was probably first applied during the time that the shipwrecked crew of the Haarlem lived in tents in the Table Valley from 1647 to 1648

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