gʘkxʻóõ

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ǃXóõ

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Noun

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gʘkxʻóõ (tone I, class 1, plural gʘkxʻáã-tê or gʘkxʻáã-nî)

  1. common fly (insect)
  2. species of plant (Crotalaria spartioides); the root adds toxicity to arrow poison and is also given to a listless dog on the hunt to perk it up

Usage notes

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The plural is a member of Tone Class II and Noun Class 4.

References

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  • Traill, Anthony (1994) Rainer Voßen, editor, A ǃXóõ Dictionary (Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung/Research in Khoisan Studies; 9), Köln/Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN