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ǃXóõ
Noun
sàʻã (tone II, class 2, plural sàʻã-nî or sàʻã-tê)
- face, forehead (inalienable)
Āh sàʻã ń ǂgèe.- Your face is calm, i.e. You speak in a calm, reserved, demure manner.
ǂgúã sàʻã àh ń kè ǃn`a̰a.- The contents of the egg is bloody, i.e. The egg is fertilised, contains an embryo.
- ʘàa ń bà ǀnāhm ké qáe sàʻã.
- The child is playing in its mother's face, i.e. The child is moving in the womb.
- surface
Usage notes
The word remains the same regardless of whether alienated or possessed. However, an alienated face is a member of Noun Class 3 and Tone Class I.
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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