The song of the sauko

Metadata

Title

Collection

Lucy Lloyd !kun notebooks

Contributor

Tamme (XII)

Summary

The song of the sauko which is a bird with a long bill. It seems that it eats a small buck.

Comments

1) p.9150v: the sauko eats a small buck shown to Lloyd at the SA Museum, 2) see also song of the sho sho and song of the ||ku and song of the !kan ||ka ||karashe and The song of the ≠ne≠nebbi (woodpigeon) and The song of the ||noruko djo-djo and The song of the mother of the little buck and The song of the ≠na≠n'arro and The song of the Ngogan-a (a little bird) and The song of the !ke tsa'ba (a bird) and The song of the ||gani (a bird) and The song of the !korro-ssin !ku (or Pit-making Bushmen) and A song of the |kam-ssin !ku (or Sun Bushmen) and The song of the !na !na'rishe (a bird), 3) This is found in Book XI & XII-3

Type

story

Date

29 October 1879

Category

Poetry

Plants and animals

Keyword

bird ( called the sauko )

bird ( found in !kun country )

bird ( that eats small buck )

sauko ( bird )