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ǃXóõ
Etymology 1
Noun
ǀʻáã (tone II, class 2)
- corpse (singular only)
Etymology 2
Verb
ǀʻáã
- (transitive + -sà) to chase off, to run off, to chase away, to chase after
- n̄ ń bà ǀʻáã kxʻúe kān tàm.
- (lit.) I chase him off from myself, e.g. when one wants to be alone.
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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