Taa Language - Example Phrases

Example Phrases

These example phrases are from the Eastern ǃXóõ dialect and were compiled by Anthony Traill.

ǃnˤù.ṵ ì à ǁʼà-be ǃù.m ʘàa sâa
Hare. take:- Eland. child: thither
"As for Hare, she took Eland's child away."
ǃqháa̰ ǂnûm ǁɢˤûlitê ǀè dtxóʔlu ǀnàe ǂʼá sˤàa̰
give two genital:- stench: fat:
"Give them their stinking genitals with the fat!"

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