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ǀà̰ã

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ǃXóõ

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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ǀà̰ã

  1. plural of tâa qáe

Etymology 2

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Verb

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ǀà̰ã

  1. to not partake of, to withhold from taboo food, to be stingy
    n̄ à ń ǀà̰e ʘàje ǀîì ǃqāhe.
    I have not taken part in hunting for meat.
    Tâa tāʻbeʻē èh ń xòo ǀà̰i ǀ`ṵi ʻàhn ʘqóu ʻàhn qhāa ǂùi ʻàhn ǁʻài ʻàhn ǂìi ʻàhn ǂxàm ʻàhn.
    This man, he withholds from eating springhare and wildcat and caracal and bat-eared fox and steenbok and gemsbok.
Derived terms
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  • ǀa̰ã kV+dative kV+object = to be mean, to be stingy

References

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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