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ǃXóõ
Noun
ǁgàʻã (tone II, class 2, plural ǁgàʻã-tê)
- lone male springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) or hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus); also refers to the shape of the horns which diverge outwards and then inwards in the middle
- honorific term of address for both the springbok and the hartebeest
ǁûa ǀá ǁgàʻ`ã àhn táʻã ǁhûũ.- A lone male springbok is standing there.
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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