ǁkxʻâã
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See also: ǁkxʻāã
ǃXóõ
[edit]Noun
[edit]ǁkxʻâã (tone I, class 2, diminutive ǁkxʻâã-mà or ǁkxʻâã-ʘàa)
- grass (generic), stickgrass used for thatch (Aristida sp.)
- any affliction or illness (sòo) that is removed during the curing dance
Derived terms
[edit]- ǁkxʻâã qáe = grass suitable for tinder such as Anthephora pubescens Nees, Digitaria eriantha Steud. or Panicum maximum Jacq.
- ǁkxʻâã a̰a = the affliction to be expelled during trance
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