ǂxoaki

Nǀuu

Etymology

From ǂxoa (“to speak, to talk”) +‎ -ki (“nominalization”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǂχoɑki/

Noun

ǂxoaki (plural ǂxoakike)

1. language

   nǀa ng ǂxoa ng xainki ǂxoaki

   so that I speak mothers language

2. voice
3. speech
4. words

References

• Witzlack-Makarevich, Alena. (2019). Linguistic Features and Typologies in Languages Commonly Referred to as ‘Khoisan’. 10.1017/9781108283991.012.
• Shah, Sheena, and Matthias Brenzinger. Ouma Geelmeid ke kx’u ǁxaǁxa Nǀuu. Cape Town: CALDi, University of Cape Town. 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17432.
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