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Oorlams (also: Oorlands, Oorlans) is a
dialect of
Afrikaans spoken in the
Republic of
South Africa and Namibia, by the
Oorlam people. It is considered...
- Nama culture, many
Oorlams today regard Khoekhoe (Damara/Nama) as
their mother tongue. The
distinction between Namas and
Oorlams has
gradually disappeared...
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emigrant Oorlams (including the band led by the
outlaw Jager Afrikaner and his son
Jonker Afrikaner in the Transgariep)
retained links to
Oorlam communities...
- River.
Known as
Oorlams,
these Khoisan adopted Boer
customs and
spoke a
language similar to Afrikaans.
Armed with guns, the
Oorlams caused instability...
- that the
formation Jonker Afrikaner ruled over
consisted of 1500
ethnic Oorlams, 2000 Hereros, and 2000 Damaras. He is the
father of
Christian Afrikaner...
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different names for themselves,
including ****s, Basters, Korana,
Oorlam or
Oorlam Afrikaners, and Griqua. Like the Afrikaners, or "Boers" as they were...
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establishing themselves as
farmers in
their own right. The term
Orlam (
Oorlam) was
sometimes applied to
persons who
could also be
known as Baster. Orlams...
- the
Oorlam very well,
granting them the
right to use
waterholes and
grazing against an
annual payment. On
their way
further north, however, the
Oorlam encountered...
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ethnic groups British diaspora in
Africa White Namibians Dutch French Frisians Flemings German Namibians Indos Cape
Coloureds Basters Griquas Oorlams...
- many
Oorlams today regard Khoikhoigowab (Damara/Nama) as
their mother tongue,
though others speak Afrikaans. The
distinction between Namas and
Oorlams has...
