Nama (in older sources also called
Namaqua) are an African
ethnic group of South Africa, Namibia and
Botswana. They traditionally speak the
Nama language of the
Khoe-Kwadi language family, although many Nama also speak
Afrikaans. The Nama are the largest group of the
Khoikhoi people, most of whom have largely disappeared as a group, except for the Namas. Many of the Nama clans live in Central Namibia and the other smaller groups live in
Namaqualand, which today straddles the Namibian border with South Africa.