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ǃXóõ
Etymology 1
Noun
ǀà̰ã
- plural of tâa qáe
Etymology 2
Verb
ǀà̰ã
- to not partake of, to withhold from taboo food, to be stingy
n̄ à ń ǀà̰e ʘàje ǀîì ǃqāhe.- I have not taken part in hunting for meat.
Tâa tāʻbeʻē èh ń xòo ǀà̰i ǀ`ṵi ʻàhn ʘqóu ʻàhn qhāa ǂùi ʻàhn ǁʻài ʻàhn ǂìi ʻàhn ǂxàm ʻàhn.- This man, he withholds from eating springhare and wildcat and caracal and bat-eared fox and steenbok and gemsbok.
Derived terms
- ǀa̰ã kV+dative kV+object = to be mean, to be stingy
References
- Traill, Anthony (1994) Rainer Voßen, editor, A ǃXóõ Dictionary (Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung/Research in Khoisan Studies; 9), Köln/Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN