Odiqua, plural noun
- Forms:
- Show more Also Odiquas, Odiqua’s, Otiqua, Udiqua’s.
- Origin:
- Khoikhoi.
historical
Collectively, the members of a Khoikhoi group living on the west Cape coast in the 17th century. Also attributive.
- Note:
- As is the case with many names of peoples and groups in South African English, this word has been found only in plural uses; however, it may be that it has also been used in unrecorded singular forms.
1731 G. Medley tr. of P. Kolben’s Present State of Cape of G.H. I. 63Adjoining to the Sussaqua’s, are the Odiqua’s or Udiqua’s. These two Nations have enter’d into a perpetual Confederacy against their Neighbours the Chirigriqua’s, with whom they have had many long and bloody Wars.
1972 J.P. van S. Bruwer in Std Encycl. of Sn Afr. V. 606Beyond Saldanha Bay were the Susequa, Hessequa..and Otiqua.
Collectively, the members of a Khoikhoi group living on the west Cape coast in the 17th century. Also attributive.
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