kraal vs hamlet

kraal and hamlet both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kraal	Yes	No	No	No
hamlet	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hamlet is a hypernym of kraal; that is, hamlet is a word with a broader meaning than kraal:

kraal: a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade
hamlet: a settlement smaller than a town

Other hypernyms of kraal include village.

kraal (noun)	hamlet (noun)
a pen for livestock in southern Africa	a community of people smaller than a village
a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade	a settlement smaller than a town