ǀxâã

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See also: xaa

ǃXóõ

FWOTD – 19 November 2016

Pronunciation

Verb

ǀxâã

  1. to dance
    ǀxāe tāhm ― to dance the melon dance (a game)
  2. to revere
    ǀxáa ǁōna ― to revere the hedgehog (by eating certain parts of it)
  3. to menstruate for the first time
  4. to turn round and round (causing giddiness), to hover (as a bird), to swing

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
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