Plural of Hamite; multiple people or peoples classified as descendants of Ham according to traditional genealogical systems.
Regular plural of 'Hamite,' formed by adding '-es.' The singular term comes from Biblical Ham with the '-ite' suffix indicating group membership.
When historians talk about 'Hamites' today, they're usually analyzing how that word itself became a tool of racism rather than describing any real linguistic or genetic group.
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