ǀau

See also: lau

Nǀuu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǀəu/

Etymology 1

Noun

ǀau (plural ǀauke)

  1. springhare
    ǀAu ke ǂhuu kyîi.
    The springhare hops around

Etymology 2

Noun

ǀau

  1. bow and arrow
  2. bow
    gǀa ǂaoa a aa na ǀau?
    Do you want to give me a bow?

Etymology 3

Verb

ǀau

  1. to wear, to be wearing
    • 1997 January 15, 00:02:12 from the start, in 1997_01-05‎[1]:
      ǂOo ke ǀau "ǂʻhaqbe". ǀEeki a ǀau ǃuu.
      Man wears man's traditional loincloth. The woman wears traditional woman's apron.

References

  • Shah, Sheena, and Matthias Brenzinger. Ouma Geelmeid ke kx’u ǁxaǁxa Nǀuu. Cape Town: CALDi, University of Cape Town. 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17432.
  • 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
  • Sands, Bonny and Miller, Amanda and Brugman, Johanna and Namaseb, Levi and Collins, Christopher and Exter, Mats. 2006. 1400 item Nǀuu Dictionary. (unpublished).
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