Word List for !Xóõ

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Entry	IPA	English
1	ʘàa	young of animals
2	ʘàã	herd of eland; pieces of meat
3	ɡʘà̤ˀa	take or catch something in cupped hands
4	ɡʘāle	gossip about
5	ʘχàa	elder half brother (avoidance form)
6	ʘχúũ	shuffle, walk as a sick person
7	ɡʘχàle	twirl (as an eggbeater); make fire with firesticks; teach
8	ʘkʼqúm	delicious
9	ɡʘkʼqâi	munch, chew something dry
10	ɡʘkʼqóõ	common fly, species of plant
11	ʘqâˁa	child
12	ʘqáˁli	turn the head (without turning the body) to protect your neck or look at something
13	ɴʘɢāˁi	species of biting fly (Tabanides sp.)
14	ɴʘɢòˁo	crack in a container
15	ʘqʰáa	between
16	ʘqʰâla	chip, peel, remove seeds from a pod
17	ɡʘqʰàa	break open, split open
18	ɡʘqʰùũ	species of bush, Wild Currant or Kalahari Sand Raisin
19	ʘqʼámʘqʼáli	be crossed over the teeth or branches
20	ʘqʼûbe	temple, side of the face including the temple and cheeck
21	ŋʘʰán	duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia)
22	ŋʘʰái	ask
23	ŋʘâ̛a	be seated or standing close together, be densely packed
24	ŋʘâˁe	edible cucumber (Coccinia Aff. Rehmannii-Cucurbitaceae)
25	ŋʘāa	species of parasite (Alectra orobanchoides Benth.)
26	ˀŋʘàje	tree, piece of wood
27	ˀŋʘā̤ã	body; pure, trunk; trunk or main branches of a tree; the fiber of sansevieria aethiopica Thunb. After decortication
28	ʘˀáa	burn, set alight, light a fire
29	ʘˀòo	stiff or cramped
30	ǀàa	move, move off, move a little way off
31	ǀaˤã	not to partake of, withhold from taboo food, be stingy
32	ɡǀâa	shelter from
33	ɡǀà̤ˀã	a species of black edible ant (Hymenoptera Formici'dae Camponotus)
34	ǀχâã	dance; revere; menstruate for the first time
35	ǀχāi	a species of plant, Bowstring Hemp (Sansevieria aethiopica Thunb.); cord produced from the figre; the snare made from cord; chain
36	ɡǀχá̤ˀa	splatter
37	ɡǀχâi	spit at
38	ǀkʼqàa	hand, arm, wrist, front paw or front leg of an animal, strap, handle, branch with leaves
39	ǀkʼqàe	visit away from one's home village
40	ɡǀkʼqáã	smell of feces or rotten meat, chase, chase after, hunt
41	ɡǀkʼqāakú	small branch
42	ǀqàa	rub on fat or water with the hand
43	ǀqába / ǀqáβa	ritual sprinkling of water or urine to bring rain
44	ɴǀɢàa	be spread out, dispersed (as game)
45	ɴǀɢà̤ˀbu	jump into water or slush, splash
46	ǀqʰáa	plane (v), pare off pieces
47	ǀqʰàã	build, smear poison on an arrow
48	ɡǀqʰâbu	shaggy haired
49	ɡǀqʰáli	brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea)
50	ɴɢǀqʰàõ	put into, eg push an object into a bush; walk into branches
51	ɴɢǀqʰòõmàã	species of plant (ledebouria sp.)
52	ǀqʼàn	heart
53	ǀqʼàn-tá	small (pl)
54	ŋǀʰáa	track, search for spoor or signs
55	ŋǀʰābe	hunting bow, musical bow
56	ŋǀâa	look into
57	ŋǀâãsíi	woman's personal name
58	ŋǀáˤikà	be dispersed, spread out (as game); raise the eyebrows
59	ŋǀư̂i	be careful with, conserve, do gently
60	ˀŋǀàa	suit, fit
61	ˀŋǀâˤi	insult someone by raising the leg and showing off the anus
62	ǀˀáa	powdered
63	ǀˀáã	corpse
64	ǃã́	clicking sound produced by the knee joints of an eland when walking or running
65	ǃáa	rain
66	ɡǃàa	lean or place upright against, lean sitting or standing
67	ɡǃàe	restrain, console, calm, pacify, reprimand, act as an antidote
68	ǃχáa	search for, seek (e.g. food, water, work)
69	ǃχàaaˤa	headman, chief
70	ɡǃχàa	lit. Stab-split its head, i.e. cleave its head
71	ɡǃχàã	lie on one's side; over there
72	ǃkʼqáa	overtake, pass, surpass, brush past, spread out
73	ǃkʼqái	woody root
74	ɡǃkʼqáã	cry incessantly, wail
75	ɡǃkʼqāla	leather thong
76	ǃqāˀe	hunt
77	ǃqáũ	sharp(ness) (of a knife or person), have wisdom, be on one's guard, take precaution; take care, be careful
78	ɴǃɢàa / ɴǃɢàakâtùu	be spaced, spread out
79	ɴǃɢáˤã	central nervous system, i.e. specially brain, spinal cord
80	ǃqʰáa	cough up and expectorate
81	ǃqʰàa	water, rain, amniotic fluid
82	ɡǃqʰàẽ	quill, straight thorn
83	ɡǃqʰái	fight
84	ɴɢǃqʰâɲa	grey haired
85	ɴɢǃqʰùm	inflorescence flower, also emergence of the adult pupa (n. and v.)
86	ǃqʼàma	stick grass
87	ǃqʼóbi	heat a stick by pushing it through hot ash in order to facilitate the removal of bark
88	ŋǃʰàití	fall, set (of a star)
89	ŋǃʰāŋkâ	backwards
90	ŋǃàa	container
91	ŋǃáãsé	spirit, soul, spirit of someone recently dead, associated with omens such as meteorological events, e.g. clouds or wind
92	ˀŋǃâˤa	pied crow (Corvus albus) or black crow (Corvus capensis)
93	ˀŋǃa̤ã	lay horizontal
94	ŋǃáˀa	deliberately conceal something (n. or v.)
95	ŋǃàˤiŋǃàˤi	make the sound of the [ǃǃ] click (i.e. a noisy [ǃ] e.g. during ritual feeding of an initiate or while rubbing a festering sore to remove a thorn
96	ǃˀáã	sit
97	ǃˀàaǃˀàasè	the fruit of Cucurbitaceae Momordica balsamina L.
98	ǂâã	bone
99	ǂáˤã	east
100	ɡǂàa	exploit
101	ɡǂáˀã	warm up (tr.) heat, scorch
102	ǂχáa	mind out, move out of the way
103	ǂχáiǂχāi	be fertilized (of eggs) also to contain an embryo
104	ɡǂχáˀã	a species of plant, the root is ground and used as a medicinal snuff
105	ɡǂχābi	young gemsbok
106	ǂkʼqái	copper, copper beads or bracelet; possesions, wealth
107	ǂkʼqân	father's brother's child, mother's sister's child, younger brother/sister or half brother/sister (avoidance category)
108	ɡǂkʼqàa	grind
109	ɡǂkʼqàna	tobacco, dagga (dialectual)
110	ǂqàa	lie in wait
111	ǂqába	slip
112	ɴǂɢàa	pull down, bend over
113	ɴǂɢāˤãtê	Pleiades
114	ǂqʰáˀa	hammer flat
115	ǂqʰáe	species of bush Silver Terminalia, Tsw. Mogonono
116	ɡǂqʰáãsi	the sound of waves on water, slosh about (a large volume of water)
117	ɡǂqʰèẽ	breast milk
118	ǂqʼàu	lie horozontal (intr.), lay horizontal (tr, pl)
119	ǂqʼáaká	moist sand below the surface, mud
120	ŋǂʰàã	ahead
121	ŋǂʰābi	feed of animals
122	ŋǂàa	look into something
123	ŋǂáˤa	stalk (sighted), steal up on, eavesdrop
124	ˀŋǂā̤e	large skin bag made of two Steenbok skins, sack, modern rucksack
125	ˀŋǂáˤla	take out; come out, emerge; take off an article of clothing (not a hat)
126	ŋǂáˀã	ulna and radius
127	ŋǂûˀã	be out of reach, lose out on
128	ǂˀá	and, together with
129	ǂˀāβe	owls with ear tufts
130	ǁáa	species of tree, Camelthorn
131	ǁāã	poison, the larve of Diamphidia simplex
132	ɡǁâa	hot dry season, early summer
133	ɡǁáã	hail
134	ǁχàa	scrape off (e.g. hair from a skin or rind from a pot
135	ǁχàã	men
136	ɡǁχài	magical power; bewitch, have a bad spell on one
137	ɡǁχáˀiǀṳ̀m	bullroarer (Afrikaans woerwoer)
138	ǁkʼqāã	finish
139	ǁkʼqám	chew
140	ɡǁkʼqàli	cloth, rags, tatters
141	ɡǁkʼqālu	be scratched, scraped
142	ǁqáa	drought, dry area
143	ǁqáˤã	ice, frost
144	ɴǁɢàa	light up, illuminate, glow (as a lion's eyes)
145	ɴǁɢāˤa	be inseparable from one's spouse, visit as a married couple
146	ǁqʰáa	urinate
147	ǁqʰaa	[unknown]
148	ɡǁqʰái	beeswax
149	ɡǁqʰôo	hairline
150	ɴɢǁqʰâõ	grab around, grasp around, hug
151	ɴɢǁqʰòbu	burst out, burst through e.g. a spear, snatch away from
152	ǁqʼàẽ	smile
153	ǁqʼóeǁqʼóesè	a pupa used to purge the liver, treat nausea or biliousness
154	ŋǁʰáa	carry with a strap over the shoulder (not across the body)
155	ŋǁʰábe	deviate, turn off from/out of a track
156	ŋǁáa	stick, stick for hunting the springhare, initiation sticks; lightning; species of bush, Wild Currant, Tsw. Moretlwa (Grewia flava D.C.)
157	ŋǁàã	container, holder, lair or burrow (inal.) for hyena, honey badger, antbear, and pangolin
158	ˀŋǁāˤã	speed
159	ˀŋǁaki	to threaten
160	ŋǁâˤẽ	crowned plover (Vanellus coronatus)
161	ŋǁàˤm	whip
612	ǁˀáa	just, merely; woman's personal name
163	ǁˀàa	not to be, malfunction
164	páli	goat
165	pòmpa	variant of [pàmpa], pump
166	bála	patterns (e.g. on the face of a gemsbok or the stripes of a zebra)
167	bāle	arrowshaft, reed, sorghum
168	pʰālìtʃè	mealie meal (maize meal)
169	pʰápʰalé	sheath on a hunting bag for the spear tip
170	pʼkxʼqàli	the sound of a rapid evacuation of the bowels
171	tâa	person (spec. a Bushman), a proper person
172	táˤã	hear, understand, taste, feel, smell
173	dáˤã	thank, praise
174	dàˤm	satisfaction from eating, adequate nourishment
175	tʰáa	thing
176	tʰāli	skin for carrying a child
177	dtʰàba	flutter, man's personal name
178	dtʰábi	butterfly, moth
179	tˣâli	squeeze out the loose compacted fecal matter from the bowels of an antelope with a downward milking motion
180	tˣōlu	squeeze out by pulling (e.g. feces from an intestine)
181	dtˣôˀa	stretch marks on breasts or thighs
182	dtˣóˀla	strip off berries, leaves
183	tʼkxʼqâa	quadriceps femoris
184	tʼkxʼqām	squash, squeeze; man's personal name
185	dtʼkxʼqàba	fluttering of the wings during hovering, or helplessly adhere, stick on to
186	dtʼkxʼqái	dark