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Namib
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Contents
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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Proper noun
1.3.1
Derived terms
1.3.2
References
1.4
Further reading
English
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Etymology
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From
Khoekhoe
namib
(
“
walkabout, wasteland
”
)
, from
nami
(
“
to walk about
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/nəˈmɪb/
Proper noun
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Namib
A
desert
on the far southwestern coast of Africa, predominantly in
Namibia
.
Derived terms
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Namib melon
References
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JG Kroenlein, Wortschatz der Khoi-khoin, 1889
Further reading
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Namib
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