ǁqáa

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ǃXóõ

Noun

ǁqáa (tone I, class 3)

  1. drought
    Èh ǃnáã té ǁqáa.
    Her (bad) spirit is drought (said if a woman gives birth and there is no rain).
    ǃnúle té ǁqáa.
    The country is drought stricken.
  2. dry area

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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