Saan, noun2
/sɑːn/
- Origin:
- Khoisan.
see quotation 1969. See also Heikum.
1969 J.M. White Land God Made in Anger 225Other groups in South West include the seldom-seen River Bushmen,..and the so-called Saan people. The latter are an ancient stock, taller and darker than the normal Bushman, who linger on in a small tribe called the Heikom.
1976 O. Levinson Story of Namibia 25Only one tribe survived — the Hei//om (men who sleep in the bush) — generally incorrectly classed as Bushmen but who in fact are the last survivors of the Saan tribe.
see quotation 1969.
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