ǂxʼaqbalosi

Nǀuu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǂqʼəβəlosi/

Noun

ǂxʼaqbalosi

  1. labia, labium
    • 2021, Chris Collins, Levi Namaseb, 4:22 from the start, in Blue Wildebeest Story‎[1], Katrina Esau (actor):
      Nǁa kin ǁhomom, ǁhomom kia. Ku ǀʻaa, Ku ǀʻacîa. Ku ǁhomom gǁaqe a "O, ǂxʼaqbalosi" "ǁhomom kia, ǂâusi kia."
      Then They opened here (the armpit). He died, he lay there dead. He opened the armpit. "Oh, here is the labia." "Open here. Here is the buttock. (He) took (them)."

References

  • Sands, Bonny & Jones, Kerry & Esau, Katrina & Collins, Chris & Witzlack-Makarevich, Alena & Job, Sylvanus & Miller, Amanda & Steyn, Betta & Zaanen, Menno & Namaseb, Levi & Berg, Dietloff & Mantzel, Dotty & Damarah, Willem & Snyman, Claudia & Wyk, David & Brugman, Johanna & Exter, Mats & Vaalbooi, Antjie & Westhuizen, Mietjie. (2022). Nǀuuki Namagowab Afrikaans English ǂXoakiǂxanisi/Mîdi di ǂKhanis/Woordeboek/Dictionary
  • Collins, Chris & Bonny Sands. 2007. Description of N|uu. Endangered Languages Archive. Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2196/00-0000-0000-000F-BF5D-3
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