ǃkxʻái

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ǃXóõ

Noun

ǃkxʻái (tone II, class 2, plural ǃkxʻába-tê)

  1. woody root
  2. a person's roots (i.e. kin, relatives) (alienable)
    • ǀāa ǀà ǃkxʻái āhʻã?
      • (lit.) Where are your roots? (i.e. Who is your kin?)
  3. certain small blood vessels of the body

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  • Traill, Anthony (1994) Rainer Voßen, editor, A ǃXóõ Dictionary (Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung/Research in Khoisan Studies; 9), Köln/Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN