Xhosaid
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| Similar Types | Chopi-Tswana, Sandawe, Kalaharid, Fengu-Pondo, Karroid |
| Group | Bantuid, Sanid |
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Description
Bantuid-Khoisan contact type that developed as a result of the Bantu expansion some millennia ago when Bantu assimilated older Khoisan groups. Found especially in the eastern parts of South Africa. Common in Xhosa, Southern Sotho, and Shangana, occasionally in Chopi, Bhaca, and Tswana, rare in Zulu and others. Modern recombinations are common.[1]
Physical Traits
Medium to dark yellowish-brown skin with kinky or peppercorn hair. Medium height, meso- brachyskelic with a variable body type. Dolichocephalic, chamae- orthocranic with lower vaults than all Bantuid types. The nose is (strongly) platyrrhine. Prognathy is mild, chin sometimes receding. Slanting eyes are common.