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ǁgu

ǁgu

ǃKung

Noun

ǁgu

  1. water

References

  • George Starostin, North Khoisan 100-wordlists, citing Bleek 1929 and 1956 for ǁAuǁen and ǃOǃKung, Doke 1925 for ǃKung, Dickens 1994 for Zhuǀ'hoan, and Koenig and Heine 2001 for Ekoka:
    Zhuǀ'hoan [=Juǀ'hoan] ǃú
    ǁAuǁen [=ǂKxʼauǁʼein] ǃgu
    ǃKung (Doke) ǃǃũ
    ǃOǃKung ǁgu
    Ekoka ǃXung ǁú
  • D. F. Bleek, Bushman dictionary: kha꞉, ǁkha, ǃkha; ǃgu (in phrases: ǁgu꞉, ǁgu); also ʃia, ʃa, ʃwa, tsa, tʃa(tʃa), tʃaa; u (water, rain, tears)