ǁgàʻã

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ǃXóõ[edit]

Noun[edit]

ǁgàʻã (tone II, class 2, plural ǁgàʻã-tê)

  1. 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
  2. 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[edit]

  • 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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