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ǃnáã

ǃnáã

See also: ǃnàa and ǃnāã

ǃXóõ

Noun

ǃnáã (tone I, class 3, plural ǃnán-sã)

  1. spirit, being, "humour" of someone alive or of a living animal
    • Tâa ń kâ bà ǀʻâa ǃqhàa ń kâ bà ǃáa èh ǃnáã ń ʘkxʻúm.
      • If a person dies and it rains, his spirit is good.
    • Āh ǃnáã ń ʘkxʻúm.
      • Your hands are nice. (i.e. your spirit is good; said of someone who successfully invokes the rain by singeing a skin)

References

  • A ǃXóõ Dictionary, ISBN 978-3-89645-869-8