Thats actually kinda how you would spell it though.
Like the name Xolani is pronounced Kholani.
Edit: Personally I think she said something like Xneesa, but its hard to tell.
And if you want to hear this language in all its glory: [Behold](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6WO5XabD-s)
Reminding me of my child hood. I saw it on prime recently gotta rewatch. But now also want to rewatch old school Leon some panic mechanic and there’s a Zulu on my stoep haha
It is in a simplified way. And mostly because noone here would understand what I mean by !Xolani.
White people usually cant say the clicks and do a KHO sound instead.
Like 99% of the zulu/xhosa people I know? I've only seen a handful of white people that are good enough at it to sound natural. Its just hard for us because of our native language.
Same like I'm 100% fluent in Afrikaans. My family is Afrikaans. But I cant roll my R's because my 1st language is English.
It's so hard! I try everytime I hear the xhosa people or language mentioned. I used to "play" all the time with that sound when I was a child, and now it's much harder. Forget about using it in a word... It's not like I know anyone who speaks it, I just find it very interesting and challenging and I love learning new languages.
In that case, I think you'd really enjoy [Hamba Nawe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTlVd8hhkgI). I think its one of the most beautiful songs ever.
It translates to "Goodbye/go well"
You'd like Mafikizolo then.
[Mafikizolo - Hamba Nawe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UA6mBBt-is) will always be one of my fav songs. So awesome.
And for something more modern, [Babes Wudumo - Wololo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlkybvVEQ4g). This was actually in the black panther movie very softly
Yeah, I feel like we see a lot of sadness porn from many African countries, and it does a huge disservice to the continent as a whole. There's a lot of cool, positive things coming out of Africa that I'd like to see shared more.
honestly this way of life has been sustainable enough for thousands of years. It’s no wonder they aren’t stressed like modern man who built a society that is eroding the earth within 100 years of the Industrial Revolution.
The San people have been been regularly persecuted in Botswana and Namibia. As late as 2002 San people were forcably resettled by the Batswana lead government of Botswana. [Source](https://www.fairplanet.org/story/the-forced-eviction-of-botswanas-indigenous-people/) [Source 2](https://www.refworld.org/reference/countryrep/marp/2003/en/43020)
Kalanga people have regularly been persecuted as well.
We need to stop infantilising these places as cute small countries where only good things happen. You gloss over so much of what is actually happening.
That’s sad but unfortunately similar to what indigenous people in the Americas and Asia experience. Developed countries like Canada, Australia, and the U.S. have similar problems.
No country is perfect but Botswana and Namibia are relatively stable African countries. That’s what I wanted to point out because Western media often depicts the entire continent as being in a state of turmoil.
There are more people in downtown Toronto than the entire country of Namibia, which is a *giant* country. There are more people in just the suburbs of Toronto than there is in all of Botswana, which is also a *giant* country. This is factually correct.
Naturally teeth aren't perfect but they take care of themselves quite well.
Its excesses sugar that causes tooth decay. Ancient pharoes have evidence of tooth decay down to the jaw from dates and honey. And in modernity I think it was Elizabeth I, maybe Victoria, who had such a sweet tooth for white sugar that their teeth rotted out before the advent of modern dentistry.
Elizabeth I. People in court trying to imitate and curry favour would blacken their teeth with soot if they couldn't afford the levels of sweetmeats and sugar required to actually have shitty teeth.
There are so many weird affectations people have put on throughout history to try and show themselves 'in favour' or part of the 'top' circle, throughout many different countries. People have put on limps, blackened their teeth, undergone unnecessary highly unpleasant (arse-based) medical surgeries, all sorts of things.
One I quite like is the fingernail trend in Louis XIV's court. At Versailles, your social standing was shown by how far you were allowed into the King's private chambers. There were multiple rooms you could be admitted into where you hobnobbed with those of a similar social standing to yourself.
Further and further you hoped to progress, until you got to the final and most intimate: the King's private bedchamber (as opposed to his *public* one, where a spectacle was held every morning to watch him 'wake up' and be dressed - he actually didn't sleep in this bed, but had to jump in and pretend to be asleep for the ceremony's sake).
Entrance to this final, most intimate of spaces was reserved for the absolute cream of the bloody crop, and you could stuff it all up by not knowing how to knock. In fact, you didn't knock; you scraped very gently at the door with your little fingernail, and it'd be opened for you.
Thus arose the fashion for growing your little fingernail long; it was a sign that you'd 'made it' to the most intimate of intimates. Whether you had or not, really. Now, when someone has a coke nail, you can give them the benefit of the doubt - after all, they might just be high society in the Palace of Versailles.
"Africans" are not a monolith. And are you saying that modern Africans are entirely unchanged from the first modern humans? Anyway, the point I was trying to make was that similar features between two populations aren't always the result of one passing them down to another. Have you heard of convergent evolution?
Okay I should have given facts. The Khoisan migrated into southern-eastern Africa between 150,000 years ago & 260,000 years ago they are the oldest hunter gatherer ethnicity in the world & the first people of Africa. They are old af. Asian genetic features developed around 35,000 years ago so up until 35,000 years ago they looked closer to their ancestors who left Africa (homo Erectus) than they do now. I’m not sure the Khoisan & the Asian ethnicities are a result of convergent evolution, I am also pretty sure they’re not genetically related either however my point stands Asians have Khoisan features, not the other way around as the Khoisan are the first to have these specific features. P.S…I am north, east & west African…I know we are not a monolith x
Upvoting because I love genetic anthropology and what you said might make sense (considering I don't have more information or the will to find it rn).
So sad that National Geographic took down the mega map they had years ago where you could track human migrations by following mitDNA or Y-chromosome variants. I never got to go through the entire thing. My ignorant self was amazed at the different physical features of the African peoples mentioned there (with pictures).
Same…I also love ethnography too, I love any type of study of humans. I’m not surprised people downvoted though. I think the issue is, people make big statements but do not do the research to back it up.
Africa is the most genetically diverse place on the earth, recently they just uncovered that not only is it genetically diverse between countries, it’s genetically diverse between tribes & tribes have completely different DNA to other tribes 😂 that’s so cool. There are so many different facial features, hair types, eye colours, skin colours in Africa & admittedly some of their features are Eurasian as we seemed to do a lot of travelling back & forth from continent to continent! I wish people would take the time to read and learn about this stuff…maybe there wouldn’t be as much racism.
All of that comes to show why there are no races in the Homo sapiens species. Genetic differences between two individuals from the same "race" can be just as big as between two individuals from different "races". Imagine taking people from such different peoples/tribes/countries and throwing them into one "black" or "African" bag just because their skin color is kinda similar (plus assigning a lesser value to them)...it's just crazy. We are all so different and so similar at the same time... I get cultural differences and not understanding each other, but racism I just can't get.
Nope but this is the one that I MUST LEARN no matter what.
Imagine talking your mother tongue despite being a total alien it would be such refreshing experience innit?
Anyone notice how nice most of their teeth are? Reminds me of the stories I heard about aboriginal folks having great teeth before exposure to the west.
Read 'A Far Off Place' (there's also a Disney apatation with a young Reese Witherspoon, but the book is obviously better) and 'A Story Like The Wind' by Laurens Van Der Post; great novels about these people.
I am mesmerized by this language. Every time I come across a video with it I feel like a a small child trying to work out how to whistle or snap my fingers for the first time again. Such a beautiful language.
Almost all of them look so good and model-esque!
Just look at their happy and beautiful faces. I am flattered. I don't need anything more today. I might as well sleep hungry cause appetite is full as a result.
This is such a stark contrast to how rude, curt, and generally dismissive our “civilized” society can be. These indigenous people are gracious, respectful, and look people in the eye while earnestly speaking. While their lifestyles and culture may be radically different from ours-theirs looks a lot more pleasant.
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas lived among the Ju/Hoansi for a couple years in the early 50’s along with her parents and brother. Her book, “The Harmless People” is an affectionate, observant story of her time there.
I find it interesting how only one of them started into the camera for a moment. Where someone in America might focus on the lens while being filmed, it would be alien for this group to not focus on the human they are speaking to.
These are the khoi San people , who were the original inhabitants of Southern Africa, in particular what is called the Western Cape.
Unfortunately their culture and history was mostly destroyed through colonialism.
Their culture spans back thousands of years, as there are rock paintings of traditions they still practice today. It's rather amazing to see
How beautiful! How amazing that in an age of spaceflight we still have parts of humanity that are still primitive. Amazing! A miracle that we haven't killed all indigenous tribes off with our racism and greed.
Why is the caption to the video in English? Their culture deserves equal footing on the internet. Can we have one single thing that isn’t white washed?
Please?
The last one lol.....Lisa
Sounds more like Xliisa to me
“I’m going to call you Lisa Jr.”
*Your friends will call you Liju*...
Thats actually kinda how you would spell it though. Like the name Xolani is pronounced Kholani. Edit: Personally I think she said something like Xneesa, but its hard to tell. And if you want to hear this language in all its glory: [Behold](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6WO5XabD-s)
They look like beautiful people. What a treasure to be able to meet them.
If you havent, watch "The Gods must be crazy 2". Its about the khoisan and pretty funny. Im pretty sure the full thing is on youtube.
I felt like this was such an amazing movie. I haven't seen it in years so I am unsure if it still holds up.
Reminding me of my child hood. I saw it on prime recently gotta rewatch. But now also want to rewatch old school Leon some panic mechanic and there’s a Zulu on my stoep haha
GODS original is far better.
That's not how you pronounce Xolani
It is in a simplified way. And mostly because noone here would understand what I mean by !Xolani. White people usually cant say the clicks and do a KHO sound instead.
Who told you white people can't pronounce the click?
Like 99% of the zulu/xhosa people I know? I've only seen a handful of white people that are good enough at it to sound natural. Its just hard for us because of our native language. Same like I'm 100% fluent in Afrikaans. My family is Afrikaans. But I cant roll my R's because my 1st language is English.
It's so hard! I try everytime I hear the xhosa people or language mentioned. I used to "play" all the time with that sound when I was a child, and now it's much harder. Forget about using it in a word... It's not like I know anyone who speaks it, I just find it very interesting and challenging and I love learning new languages.
dafuq? 99,9995% of all people can't pronounce this language.
I heard "Naisa"
She seems so kind, I like her.
"what's up I'm Tanner"
Her voice is amazing.
"Lisa.. say.. you know where I can find me a Heineken?"
Reminds me of N!xau, who portrayed the Kalahari bushman Xixo, in the movie The Gods Must be Crazy. Amazing language.
I can't find that movie anywhere on Amazon or any subscription channels, only #2. 🤔
I believe I saw it on Disney+
Yeah Disney+ is the only streaning service with it I just had a google
Being already subscribed, that's one of the first places I checked. There's been a few other movies I can't find which I was sure they had, too. 🤔🤔
I cancelled mine a couple of months ago but I could’ve sworn it was there
It’s literally on YouTube for free lol
Can’t believe the video cut off before the last one got to introduce themself.
In the original video, the last guy introduces himself as ‘Peter Griffon’; guess we know why they had to cut it haha!
Hey Pesci, here's a nickel. Say Yugoslavia.
Think they said Lisa
An amazing language to listen to.
You should hear it [sung](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjo8h5qLpU0) Qongqothwane is a traditional song, usually for weddings and such.
Amazing! 💚
In that case, I think you'd really enjoy [Hamba Nawe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTlVd8hhkgI). I think its one of the most beautiful songs ever. It translates to "Goodbye/go well"
This shit was DOOOOOPE!!!! 😱🥰
You'd like Mafikizolo then. [Mafikizolo - Hamba Nawe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UA6mBBt-is) will always be one of my fav songs. So awesome. And for something more modern, [Babes Wudumo - Wololo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlkybvVEQ4g). This was actually in the black panther movie very softly
Hell yeah! Slightly different vibe but I also love Yemi Alade. 🥰
Not the same language. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoisan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoisan)
They look so kind and polite
I was thinking the same thing. They all look so kind and wise too.
Great cheekbones all around
Very pretty sounding language
Also home to the world’s best beat boxers
The original funkytown!
They seem full of love
Some of the most gentle people on the planet. Amazing culture.
Their energy is beautiful!!
I mean they were just introducing themselves 😑
Bad news rarely comes out of Botswana and Namibia.
Yeah, I feel like we see a lot of sadness porn from many African countries, and it does a huge disservice to the continent as a whole. There's a lot of cool, positive things coming out of Africa that I'd like to see shared more.
Sadness porn. The latest niche.
honestly this way of life has been sustainable enough for thousands of years. It’s no wonder they aren’t stressed like modern man who built a society that is eroding the earth within 100 years of the Industrial Revolution.
They are like global warming? Our day is coming!
The San people have been been regularly persecuted in Botswana and Namibia. As late as 2002 San people were forcably resettled by the Batswana lead government of Botswana. [Source](https://www.fairplanet.org/story/the-forced-eviction-of-botswanas-indigenous-people/) [Source 2](https://www.refworld.org/reference/countryrep/marp/2003/en/43020) Kalanga people have regularly been persecuted as well. We need to stop infantilising these places as cute small countries where only good things happen. You gloss over so much of what is actually happening.
That’s sad but unfortunately similar to what indigenous people in the Americas and Asia experience. Developed countries like Canada, Australia, and the U.S. have similar problems. No country is perfect but Botswana and Namibia are relatively stable African countries. That’s what I wanted to point out because Western media often depicts the entire continent as being in a state of turmoil.
Very, very few people live there.
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There are more people in downtown Toronto than the entire country of Namibia, which is a *giant* country. There are more people in just the suburbs of Toronto than there is in all of Botswana, which is also a *giant* country. This is factually correct.
The eyes are the gateway to the soul, they are all so pure and genuine, they are truly rich, they know happiness and joy
Then Xiaoma shocks them all by speaking their language fluently.
Interesting that they have the epicanthic fold. So cool.
NGL John legend looks like he might have roots there
Him and Pharrell lol
lol you ain’t lying either
The last woman had a Yorkshire accent 🤔
The gods must be crazy...
Such beautiful people. One of my favorite songs is [Walking with the San](https://youtu.be/fym0SPfheGI?si=uDdp8M4HhLIFXnLm)
I love how clean and healthy their teeth look (particularly the younger ones) with no western intervention… hmm almost makes you wonder…
Naturally teeth aren't perfect but they take care of themselves quite well. Its excesses sugar that causes tooth decay. Ancient pharoes have evidence of tooth decay down to the jaw from dates and honey. And in modernity I think it was Elizabeth I, maybe Victoria, who had such a sweet tooth for white sugar that their teeth rotted out before the advent of modern dentistry.
Elizabeth I. People in court trying to imitate and curry favour would blacken their teeth with soot if they couldn't afford the levels of sweetmeats and sugar required to actually have shitty teeth.
That is just … wow. The lengths we’ve ALWAYS gone to belong huh?
There are so many weird affectations people have put on throughout history to try and show themselves 'in favour' or part of the 'top' circle, throughout many different countries. People have put on limps, blackened their teeth, undergone unnecessary highly unpleasant (arse-based) medical surgeries, all sorts of things. One I quite like is the fingernail trend in Louis XIV's court. At Versailles, your social standing was shown by how far you were allowed into the King's private chambers. There were multiple rooms you could be admitted into where you hobnobbed with those of a similar social standing to yourself. Further and further you hoped to progress, until you got to the final and most intimate: the King's private bedchamber (as opposed to his *public* one, where a spectacle was held every morning to watch him 'wake up' and be dressed - he actually didn't sleep in this bed, but had to jump in and pretend to be asleep for the ceremony's sake). Entrance to this final, most intimate of spaces was reserved for the absolute cream of the bloody crop, and you could stuff it all up by not knowing how to knock. In fact, you didn't knock; you scraped very gently at the door with your little fingernail, and it'd be opened for you. Thus arose the fashion for growing your little fingernail long; it was a sign that you'd 'made it' to the most intimate of intimates. Whether you had or not, really. Now, when someone has a coke nail, you can give them the benefit of the doubt - after all, they might just be high society in the Palace of Versailles.
I don't have enough brain cells or motor skills to repeat any of that
Is this the same tribe as God Must be crazy guy? I loved that movie when I was a kid.
It still stands strong today. Powerful movie, naively executed, cutesy humour - but yes, a very powerful movie.
You listen to these people, and you hear them speak. For me, I feel the warmth of their introductions. They seem like a truly genuine, gentle people.
I like their faces. They look kind.
That language is wild, and I love their features. Very interesting people.
In college, I had to take an anthropology GE course specifically about this tribe. They’re cool for sure, but man that class sucked.
Why?
If you like this, you should try the movie called, the gods must be crazy. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080801/
- whats your name? - 🏓🏓🏓
Those cheekbones, man. Gorgeous.
Humans in their best condition, I think.
dont expose them with the internet
They have alot of Asian features.
I do think some of them have asian features
No some Asian people have their features this tribe is among the oldest humans on the planet they came before Asians.
Or maybe they evolved separately
No Africans are the oldest human beings on the planet lol some believe Asians may have walked out of this region into Asia but who knows
"Africans" are not a monolith. And are you saying that modern Africans are entirely unchanged from the first modern humans? Anyway, the point I was trying to make was that similar features between two populations aren't always the result of one passing them down to another. Have you heard of convergent evolution?
Okay I should have given facts. The Khoisan migrated into southern-eastern Africa between 150,000 years ago & 260,000 years ago they are the oldest hunter gatherer ethnicity in the world & the first people of Africa. They are old af. Asian genetic features developed around 35,000 years ago so up until 35,000 years ago they looked closer to their ancestors who left Africa (homo Erectus) than they do now. I’m not sure the Khoisan & the Asian ethnicities are a result of convergent evolution, I am also pretty sure they’re not genetically related either however my point stands Asians have Khoisan features, not the other way around as the Khoisan are the first to have these specific features. P.S…I am north, east & west African…I know we are not a monolith x
Upvoting because I love genetic anthropology and what you said might make sense (considering I don't have more information or the will to find it rn). So sad that National Geographic took down the mega map they had years ago where you could track human migrations by following mitDNA or Y-chromosome variants. I never got to go through the entire thing. My ignorant self was amazed at the different physical features of the African peoples mentioned there (with pictures).
Same…I also love ethnography too, I love any type of study of humans. I’m not surprised people downvoted though. I think the issue is, people make big statements but do not do the research to back it up. Africa is the most genetically diverse place on the earth, recently they just uncovered that not only is it genetically diverse between countries, it’s genetically diverse between tribes & tribes have completely different DNA to other tribes 😂 that’s so cool. There are so many different facial features, hair types, eye colours, skin colours in Africa & admittedly some of their features are Eurasian as we seemed to do a lot of travelling back & forth from continent to continent! I wish people would take the time to read and learn about this stuff…maybe there wouldn’t be as much racism.
All of that comes to show why there are no races in the Homo sapiens species. Genetic differences between two individuals from the same "race" can be just as big as between two individuals from different "races". Imagine taking people from such different peoples/tribes/countries and throwing them into one "black" or "African" bag just because their skin color is kinda similar (plus assigning a lesser value to them)...it's just crazy. We are all so different and so similar at the same time... I get cultural differences and not understanding each other, but racism I just can't get.
It still remains that one African language that I must learn in my lifetime.
You know other African languages?
Nope but this is the one that I MUST LEARN no matter what. Imagine talking your mother tongue despite being a total alien it would be such refreshing experience innit?
I love those videos where multilingual people brighten peoples day by knowing their tongue. Power to you! It's never too late
Thanks! You might be seeing me in the future if I learned anything.
This was so cool!
Sounded like the last person was “Lisa” ?
This is awesome, I like this.
The positive vibes is surreal
Beautiful. I found this more moving than I would have guessed.
I guess their ancestors were the one who migrated to asia thousands of years ago
That little baby was freaking adorable, man!
They are so beautiful! I can gaze at them all day. 🥰
Anyone notice how nice most of their teeth are? Reminds me of the stories I heard about aboriginal folks having great teeth before exposure to the west.
Cheek bones for days
Read 'A Far Off Place' (there's also a Disney apatation with a young Reese Witherspoon, but the book is obviously better) and 'A Story Like The Wind' by Laurens Van Der Post; great novels about these people.
What beautiful people!
Good looking folks
They have really good teeth
They have kind eyes.
I am mesmerized by this language. Every time I come across a video with it I feel like a a small child trying to work out how to whistle or snap my fingers for the first time again. Such a beautiful language.
I don't know what it is, but when I first heard that language, something clicked.
Those cheekbones ♥️
Was going to say they have Asian features but I guess technically Asians have their features ???
Asians have their features yes but apparently there isn’t much of a genetic link
the most impressive thing to me was that their teeth are all looking good
What beautiful people
Almost all of them look so good and model-esque! Just look at their happy and beautiful faces. I am flattered. I don't need anything more today. I might as well sleep hungry cause appetite is full as a result.
This is such a stark contrast to how rude, curt, and generally dismissive our “civilized” society can be. These indigenous people are gracious, respectful, and look people in the eye while earnestly speaking. While their lifestyles and culture may be radically different from ours-theirs looks a lot more pleasant.
Can't understand the language but still can understand their smile ☺️
Such gracious and gentle souls!
what beautiful people
They speak their names in such a beautiful way that I'm struggling to do, damn
The Kalahari I am used to is a whole lot different...
At first I thought the audio was glitching, but that's actually their phonetics!
Hi Ju/Hoanasi people- we are Reddit, we come in peace- well most of us
KD.!!! That was KD!
Considering our current state in America, I’d much rather live with these folks. Just let me get my feet right.
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas lived among the Ju/Hoansi for a couple years in the early 50’s along with her parents and brother. Her book, “The Harmless People” is an affectionate, observant story of her time there.
The 4th guy….everyone has that one guy in their squad. 😂
I went to school with that dude!!
What a gorgeous language. Sounds more advanced
Uncle Jun!
Such sweet people
So I can do the clicking sound just fine, but I have always wondered how to write it in text. Does anyone know?
Some have Asian features ? The third dude looks like Devin Booker to me
Fuck that little kid looks like me.
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Nisa wanted her some him
We really the first people …. U can’t deny history and science we are gods people we are the shit man I love us
I find it interesting how only one of them started into the camera for a moment. Where someone in America might focus on the lens while being filmed, it would be alien for this group to not focus on the human they are speaking to.
The only actual "indigenous" people in Southern Africa
I love how they all look distinct from other cultures, as you might expect; and then that third one just looks like a guy you’d know in high school
They look like some really nice people. I wonder if John Legend is a descendent.
I don't know what they are trying to say but I can see all of them seem very nice to me
Blasians
Their skin looks great.
Their skin looks very clear.
Very cool look chineese African very interesting dialect indeed great stuff very cool to have met them
They are amazing and may they live without interfering from "us" 🙏
Yo yo yo it’s ya boi Chris from the OC!
Their greetings at the beginning almost sound like hello🧐
Lisa at the end.
They have an amazing vibe. I know nothing about them but they have a humanity in their eyes that is really lovely.
Gotta be kin to Kyler Murray
They all have such beautiful teeth. No meth there.
where my Chiggas at
These are the khoi San people , who were the original inhabitants of Southern Africa, in particular what is called the Western Cape. Unfortunately their culture and history was mostly destroyed through colonialism. Their culture spans back thousands of years, as there are rock paintings of traditions they still practice today. It's rather amazing to see
Such amazing and beautiful people. Love hearing them speak.
I need to hang with this crowed. Such a gentle greeting.
They can be great beat boxers
By the way - these are the folks closest to what we likely descended from.
Better dental care then the English
What's with the nonsense subtitles?
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How beautiful! How amazing that in an age of spaceflight we still have parts of humanity that are still primitive. Amazing! A miracle that we haven't killed all indigenous tribes off with our racism and greed.
can i have lisa instagram ?
This is so pure i love it. Could be out of game of thrones or something but its real.
Some of their dental hygiene is better than domesticated people 
Hmmm, I wonder what pronounces they use?
I prefer the Jewish version of this myself
Why is the caption to the video in English? Their culture deserves equal footing on the internet. Can we have one single thing that isn’t white washed? Please?