ǂàã
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "aa"
ǃXóõ
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ǂàã (tone II, class 2, plural ǂàm-tê)
- bone (alienated)
- Èh ń ǁʻàa ká ǂàã.
- (lit.) He has no bone, i.e. he has no strength.
- Èh ń ǁʻàa ká ǂàã.
Noun
[edit]ǂàã (tone II, class 2, plural ǂân-sà or ǂâm-tê)
- language (inalienable), word (possessed), voice (possessed)
- ǂnái ń ǂʻàma ǂâã ǂʻé.
- (lit.) We two (dual) are having words about him, i.e. complaining about him.
- ǂâã ǁʻàa!
- (lit.) no words! (i.e. no problemǃ)
- ǂnái ń ǂʻàma ǂâã ǂʻé.
Usage notes
[edit]When a bone is possessed, the word is ǂâã, and when alienated, the word is ǂàã. Word or voice, however, are represented oppositely; a possessed voice is ǂàã and an alienated one is ǂâã. This is an important differenceǃ Furthermore, the alienated word for language ǂâã is a member of Tone Class I, not II.
Derived terms
[edit]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