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Definition of Oorlam in English: Oorlam(also Oerlam, Orlam) noun ˈɔːlamˈʊəlam South African 1A name formerly given to: a member of any indigenous people of Southern Africa familiar, as a result of long contact, with the customs, standards, and language of the Dutch colonists. Now historical. 2A member of a predominantly Khoesan, Afrikaans-speaking, people of Namibia, displaced from the Cape Colony in the mid 19th cent.
adjective ˈɔːlamˈʊəlam South African Of or relating to the Oorlams of Namibia. Now historical.
OriginEarly 19th century. From South African Dutch oorlam, probably from Malay or- + lam- (in orang lama, lit. ‘old hands’ from orang person + lama length (of time)). Definition of Oorlam in US English: Oorlam(also Oerlam, Orlam) noun South African 1A name formerly given to: a member of any indigenous people of Southern Africa familiar, as a result of long contact, with the customs, standards, and language of the Dutch colonists. Now historical. 2A member of a predominantly Khoesan, Afrikaans-speaking, people of Namibia, displaced from the Cape Colony in the mid 19th cent.
adjective South African Of or relating to the Oorlams of Namibia. Now historical.
OriginEarly 19th century. From South African Dutch oorlam, probably from Malay or- + lam- (in orang lama, lit. ‘old hands’ from orang person + lama length (of time)). |