Doman (Khoikhoi)

Doman
Nommoa
Died(1663-12-12)12 December 1663
Dutch Cape Colony
OccupationsInterpreter and leader of the Khoikhoi in the First Khoikhoi-Dutch War

Doman (died 12 December 1663) was a Khoikhoi tribesman and interpreter with the Dutch settlers at the Cape of Good Hope. He was one of the first interpreters employed by the Dutch East India Company at their settlement on the Cape. After being taken to Java in 1657, he witnessed the company's subjugation of the native people there and turned against the Dutch. Shortly after his return to Africa, he led his people in the First Khoikhoi-Dutch War of 1659–1660. They were unable to storm the company's fort, and Doman was wounded, after which the war ended and Doman returned to Dutch employment.

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