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Griqua

Griqua

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A group of people in South Africa with mixed native and European ancestry
  • proper noun
: griqua
  • David learned about the rich history and traditions of the Griqua people during his visit to the community.
  • Griqua people

Examples

  • There's a Griqua church here, just like any other church, but I'm Dutch Reformed.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Indeed, even the townspeople David meets avoid talking about the Griqua chief.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Are you a Griqua?

    Fiction book (1996)
  • As a model to live by, and as a model for present-day Griqua and others (225).

    Academic text (2008)
  • His trip to Kokstad is partly an attempt to find traces of "the Old Ones, the Griqua ancestors who once roamed these plains and whose spirit the Chief said they would capture here as a new nation."

    Academic text (2008)
  • This knowledge has the effect of undermining Andrew le Fleur's ethnic nationalism based on notions of a "pure" Griqua people.

    Academic text (2008)
  • We will wipe out the stain of colouredness and gather together under the Griqua flag those who have been given a dishonourable name (42).

    Academic text (2008)
  • "Her discussion of Native American and African American trauma seems equally applicable to dispossessed populations in South Africa, like the Griqua people: "subjects are haunted by the trauma of their parents even as their lives may take on less catastrophic forms.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Many Griqua individuals are proud of their unique cultural heritage that blends Khoikhoi and European influences.

  • The Griqua community celebrates its festivals with vibrant music and traditional dances every year.

Surface Forms

Griqua main

Etymology

Griqua is the name of a South African community and comes from the group's own name in a local Khoekhoe language, often written Griekwa in old Dutch and Afrikaans. So a Griqua person is someone who belongs to that community and its culture.