uqongqothwane

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Xhosa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [úkǃóŋǃo̤tʰʷaːné]

Noun[edit]

úqóngqothwané class 1a (plural óoqóngqothwané class 2a)

  1. dung beetle, knock-knock beetle
    Igqirha lendlela nguqongqothwane, Sel’ eqabel’ egqith’ apha nguqongqothwane.
    Diviner of the roadways, he's the knock-knock beetle, Already he climbs up and passes by here, he's the knock-knock beetle.

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