ǁgàʻã
ǃXóõ
Noun
ǁgàʻã (tone II, class 2, plural ǁgàʻã-tê)
- lone male springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) or hartebeest (Alcephus buselaphus); also refers to the shape of the horns which diverge outwards and then inwards in the middle
- honorific term of address for both the springbok and the hartebeest
- ǁûa ǀá ǁgàʻ`ã àhn táʻã ǁhûũ.
- A lone male springbok is standing there.
- ǁûa ǀá ǁgàʻ`ã àhn táʻã ǁhûũ.
See also
- ǁûa (in general)
- ʻǃnò̰ho (lone male)
References
- Traill, Anthony (1994), Rainer Voßen, editor, A ǃXóõ Dictionary (Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung/Research in Khoisan Studies; 9), Köln/Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN