nǀaa ǁʻûi

Nǀuu

FWOTD – 22 October 2025

Etymology

nǀaa (“to see”) +‎ ǁʻûi (“sun”); literally, “see the sun”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ᵑǀɑɑ ᵑ̊ǁˀũĩ/

Verb

nǀaa ǁʻûi

  1. to be born
    • 2021 September 10, 00:08:50 from the start, in Afrique du Sud : avec ses 112 sons et 45 claquements, la langue nluu veut survivre • FRANCE 24‎[1]:
      !Honkia, Ng kaǀî ke ng Katrina Esau. Na xa ng nǀaa ǁʻûi ng xainki xa hoo ng kia hoo i. Na xa ǃxoo ainkia hoo i.
      Hello, My name is Katrina Esau. I was born and grew up in the Kalahari desert. I lived with my parents.

References

  • Bonny Eva Sands, Kerry Jones, editors (2022), Nǀuuki Namagowab Afrikaans English ǂXoakiǂxanisi/Mîdi di ǂKhanis/Woordeboek/Dictionary‎[2], Stellenbosch: African Sun Media for African Tongue, →ISBN
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