There can be no doubt that self-referents highlight the national, linguistic and __ ethnic particularities of a group. __, in at least the case of the ≠Khomani San, something completely different seems to be happening. The unproblematic application of self-referents can mask a range of social, political and economic factors. __ calling the ≠Khomani San by the name they use for themselves identifies them as tied to a particular region, the term “≠Khomani” actually has a pedigree that suggests otherwise. The history of the term “≠Khomani” in the recent past has very little to do with an ethnic identity that can be demonstrated. First, “≠Khomani” is a xenonym that has become commonly used in the interplay of social, economic and political processes that have been intricately tied to the land claims process (Crawhall 2003; Ellis 2010, 2012). The exact origin of the word “≠Khomani” is unclear. Raymond Dart and the linguists who produced the southern Kalahari ethnographies of the 1930s __ that it is a foreign word, __ its etymology and meaning were unknown in N/u, the language spoken by the ≠Khomani (Dart 1937). Self-referential ethnonyms, however, are integrally linked to the mother tongue of the groups it labels. __, the last few N/u speakers have been questioned for self-referential names, but the search has not produced any results (Brenzinger, pers. comm., March 17, 2014; Crawhall 1999; see also Güldemann 2014).
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There can be no doubt that self-referents highlight the national, linguistic and
ethnic particularities of a group.
, in at least the case of the ≠Khomani San, something completely different seems to be happening. The unproblematic application of self-referents can mask a range of social, political and economic factors.
calling the ≠Khomani San by the name they use for themselves identifies them as tied to a particular region, the term “≠Khomani” actually has a pedigree that suggests otherwise. The history of the term “≠Khomani” in the recent past has very little to do with an ethnic identity that can be demonstrated. First, “≠Khomani” is a xenonym that has become commonly used in the interplay of social, economic and political processes that have been intricately tied to the land claims process (Crawhall 2003; Ellis 2010, 2012). The exact origin of the word “≠Khomani” is unclear. Raymond Dart and the linguists who produced the southern Kalahari ethnographies of the 1930s
that it is a foreign word,
its etymology and meaning were unknown in N/u, the language spoken by the ≠Khomani (Dart 1937). Self-referential ethnonyms, however, are integrally linked to the mother tongue of the groups it labels.
, the last few N/u speakers have been questioned for self-referential names, but the search has not produced any results (Brenzinger, pers. comm., March 17, 2014; Crawhall 1999; see also Güldemann 2014).
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