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A Griqua Family

The Griquas Grique, or Griekwa are a subgroup of heterogeneous former Khoe-speaking nations in Southern Africa with a unique origin in the early history of the Cape Colony. Under apartheid they were given a special racial classification under the broader category of "Coloured". The Griqua are also found in the Xhosa subgroup referred to as Amagqunukwebe that is a mixture between Xhosa and Khoi clans. They are known by the Xhosa as Giqwa or oGiqwa. from the book ' The living races of mankind ' Vol 1 by Henry Neville Hutchinson,, editors John Walter Gregory, and Richard Lydekker, Publisher: London, Hutchinson & co 1901

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The Griquas Grique, or Griekwa are a subgroup of heterogeneous former Khoe-speaking nations in Southern Africa with a unique origin in the early history of the Cape Colony. Under apartheid they were given a special racial classification under the broader category of "Coloured". The Griqua are also found in the Xhosa subgroup referred to as Amagqunukwebe that is a mixture between Xhosa and Khoi clans. They are known by the Xhosa as Giqwa or oGiqwa. from the book ' The living races of mankind ' Vol 1 by Henry Neville Hutchinson,, editors John Walter Gregory, and Richard Lydekker, Publisher: London, Hutchinson & co 1901