Nama
English Gloss
Nama Orthography
Xhosa Orthography
Notes
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1
plan, scheme
ǀʼawe
----
contrast of clicks in Xhosa words with clicks in Nama cognates
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2
plan, scheme
----
úkucêba
(from Clicks as Loans in Xhosa by J.A. Louw)
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3
be ill
ǀʼaesen
----
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4
fever
----
ícésina
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5
throat
ǃʼarab
----
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6
throat
----
úḿqala
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7
second wife
ǃʼaris
----
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8
wife supporting great house
----
îqâdi
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9
stoop
ǃʼona
----
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10
stoop under painful pressure
----
úkúqona
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11
time
ǁʼaeb
----
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12
time
----
ílixá
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13
old tree bark
ǁʼūb
----
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14
peel off bark
----
úkúxóbula
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15
prepare, make ready
ǁʼā - ǁʼā
----
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16
repair, mend
----
úkúxaxa
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17
leave off doing
ǀʼû
----
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18
unwise, imprudent
----
ámáncúncuncu
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19
cliff
ǂhâb
----
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20
height defended like a stronghold
----
ínqâba
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21
irrigation
ǀʼâǀʼâs
----
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22
irrigate
----
únkunkcenkcéshela
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23
wipe away
ǀʼôa
----
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24
wiping away
----
ukuthi ngcwa
/ng̤cwa̤/
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25
split off
ǀkhan
----
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26
cleave, split
----
úkucânda
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27
bad
ǂkhawa
----
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28
heathen
----
íqabá
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29
beat to death
ǃkhū
----
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30
hit, strike against
----
úkúquba
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31
save
ǃkhao
----
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32
be sparing; save time
----
úkuqoqósha
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33
white river sand
ǁkhaeb
----
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34
Keiskamma River
----
íXesí
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35
pierce
ǃkhā
----
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36
pierce
----
úkúqhama
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37
cut meat in strips
ǀhā
----
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38
make incisions
----
úkúchaza
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39
threaten with finger
ǂhuni
----
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40
provoke, annoy
----
úkuchunúba
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41
till
ǃhoa
----
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42
abuse
----
úkúqhwálisa
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43
bode
ǃhoa
----
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44
lame, crippled person
----
ísíqhwalá
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45
mock
ǃho
----
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46
tease
----
úkúqhula
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47
chop
ǁhā
----
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48
chop
----
úkúxahaxha
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49
be of same age
ǁhā
----
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50
person of same age
----
úgxa
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51
convert
ǃhowasen
----
spoken by Jan Snyman
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52
convert
----
úkúgqóbhoka
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53
tie cow's legs
ǃhâu
----
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54
lend a cow for the use of its milk
----
úkúnqoma
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55
flee
ǁhâ
----
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56
be in a hurry
----
úkúngxama
[ukung̤xa̤ma̤]
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57
grave
ǀhowas
----
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58
bury (give a Christian funeral)
----
úkúngcwaba
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59
soft
ǁhuwu
----
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60
decomposed wood, tinder
----
íngxúbuwa
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61
sack
ǀhaos
----
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62
rough sacking blanket
----
íngcawa
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63
elbow
ǃʼunib
----
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64
elbow
----
ingqwiniba / ingqiniba
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65
he bent the knees and the elbow
----
úguqê ámádolo néndolólwané
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66
come together
ǀhao
----
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67
church, the building, Sunday, church service and meeting
----
ícáwa
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68
congregation
ǀhao hâb
----
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69
curse
ǀgoe
----
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70
curse
----
úkúgcweka
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71
girdle
ǃgaes
----
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72
girdle
----
ígqesha
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73
burst
ǃgā
----
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74
bursting
----
gqabhu
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75
pull
ǂgae
----
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76
pull at nipple
----
úkúgqila
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77
unable to speak from excitement
ǁgare
----
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78
go astray in walking and speaking
----
úkúgxáleka
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79
shoulder blade
ǁgarab
----
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80
shoulder blade
----
ígxalába
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81
fall on enemy
ǁgā
----
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82
stepping up smartly
----
gxaa
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83
close an eye
ǂgami
----
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84
closing eyes for a moment
----
cimí
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85
hire
ǃgae
----
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86
hire
----
úkuqésha
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87
tree trunk
ǃgaos
----
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88
thick piece of wood
----
ísiqôsho
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89
bull frog
ǁgôab
----
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90
bull frog
----
íxoxo
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91
grass
ǀgâb
----
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92
grass
----
íngcá
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93
love
ǀnam
----
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94
being intimate
----
ncam
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95
sticky
ǂnao
----
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96
being sticky
----
nca
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97
cut even
ǂnai
----
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98
pare, cut away carefully
----
úkúnqetha
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99
kidney
ǃnaib
----
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100
kidney
----
ílinqé
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101
cut up an animal
ǃnoe
----
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102
cut, chop up
----
úkúnqwema
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103
accompany
ǁnū
----
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104
go side by side
----
úkúnxula
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105
drive animals slowly along with young
ǀnon - ǀnon
----
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106
run a little trot
----
úkúnkcunkca
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107
sit
ǂnôa
----
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108
sit together like children
----
úkúngcwala
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109
sit down
ǂnû
----
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110
sitting on one's haunches, hunker
----
ngcú
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111
hinder, plague someone
ǁnora
----
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112
quarrel, make a noise
----
úkungxôla
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113
stratum
----
ûcâmba
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114
strata
----
íingcâmba
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115
ask
----
úkucêla
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116
request
----
íngcêlo
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117
hit the mark
----
úkuchâna
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118
marksman
----
ínkcâni
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119
destroy
----
úkúchitha
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120
waste
----
ínkcitho
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121
entrap
----
úkugcayíselo
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122
process of entrapping
----
íngcayíselo
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123
be merry
----
úkugcóba
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124
joy
----
íngcóbo
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125
begin
----
úkuqâla
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126
commencement
----
íngqâlo
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127
break in, train
----
úkuqéqésha
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128
discipline
----
íngqeqésho
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129
bareness
----
úqhayí
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130
bald head
----
ínkqáyi
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131
a cripple
----
isíqhwalá
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132
person with affected mannerisms
----
ínkqwalá
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133
trample
----
úkúgqusha
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134
well trodden place
----
íngqushú
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135
end
----
úkúgqiba
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136
end
----
íngqibo
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137
say
----
úkúxela
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138
statement
----
íngxelo
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139
chop
----
úkúxábela
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140
axe
----
íngxábela
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141
peck at
----
úkúxhola
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142
chisel
----
ínkxolá
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143
suffer loss
----
úkúxhẃaleka
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144
accident
----
ínkxwáleko
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145
drive away
----
úkugxôtha
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146
one expert in driving away
----
íngxôthi
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147
be clear
----
úkúcaca
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148
crown of head
----
úchochóyi
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149
crowns
----
íincochóyi
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150
perch on
----
úkúchopha
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151
high point of pinnacle
----
íncophó
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152
top of mountain
ǂʼaob
----
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153
cut round
----
úkúxoza
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154
cutter
----
ínxozi
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155
point with finger
ǂhuni
----
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156
annoy
----
úkúchúnuba
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157
(click in isolation)
----
ncʼ
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158
(click in isolation)
----
nqʼ
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159
(click in isolation)
----
nxʼ
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160
(click in isolation)
----
nch
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161
(click in isolation)
----
ngq
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162
(click in isolation)
----
nxh
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163
something soft
----
íngcofo
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164
many
----
íngcawa
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165
request
----
íngcêlo
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166
be dirty
----
úkúngcola
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167
statement
----
íngxelo
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168
bag
----
íngxowa
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169
medley
----
íngxubé
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170
ugly good-for-nothing
----
íngxathú
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171
commencement
----
íngqâlo
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172
heavy breathing
----
ísingqala
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173
hire
----
íngqésho
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174
stamp
----
úkungqúsha
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175
something soft
----
íngcofo
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176
many
----
íngcawa
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177
crown of head
----
úchochóyi
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178
(no gloss)
----
ukung̤cwa̤l̤a̤
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179
fat man
----
íngxéba
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180
wound
----
ínxeba
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181
man
----
índ̤o̤da̤
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182
men
----
ámádo̤da̤
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183
sack
ǀhaos
----
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184
sack
----
íng̤ca̤wa̤
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185
sit
ǂnôa
----
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186
sit together
----
úkúngcwala
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187
grass
ǀgâb
----
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188
grass
----
íngcá
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189
hurry
ǁhâ
----
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190
be in a hurry
----
úkúngxama
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191
wipe away
ǀʼôa
----
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192
wiping away
----
ngcwa
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193
cliff
ǂhâb
----
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194
height defended as a stronghold
----
ínqâba
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195
being flat
----
tyaba / caba
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196
be wealthy
----
úkutyêba / úkúceba
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197
salt
----
ítyuwa
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198
salt
ǂʼōb
----
spoken by Jan Snyman
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199
brackish
ǀʼū
----
spoken by Jan Snyman
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200
matter
----
ind̤a̤ba