Example Phrases
These example phrases are from the Eastern ǃXóõ dialect and were compiled by Anthony Traill.
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ǃnˤù.ṵ ì à ǁʼà-be ǃù.m ʘàa sâa Hare. take:- Eland. child: thither "As for Hare, she took Eland's child away."
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ǃqháa̰ kū ǂnûm ǁɢˤûlitê ǀè dtxóʔlu ǀnàe ǂʼá sˤàa̰ give two genital:- stench: fat: "Give them their stinking genitals with the fat!"
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