Oerlams

The Oerlams (the name is said to be a corruption of the Dutch Oberlanders) are a Khoikhoi tribal group living in Great Namaqualand. They came originally from Little Namaqualand in Cape Colony. They are of very mixed Khoikhoi-Bantu heritage.

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.