The avoidance of the name of the lion

The avoidance of the name of the lion

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)

<i>The name of the Lion not to be spoken by children. In the Katkop dialect, by Día!kwãin, from ≠kámme-an (L V.-7. 4526 and 4526, 8. 4527-4562). Another version of this warning (L V.-8. 4563-4573).</i>

1) p.4525v: this story was 'taught' to Dia!kwain by his mother (≠kamme-an), 2) p.4531v: a description of the hand gesture used to signify the lion (Dia!kwain made the gesture by way of illustration), 3) p.4544v: a note on a story told by a Mr Schreuder, 4), p.4558v: the lion is cunning; Dia!kwain's mother told him to cut quickly then leave the lion's 'killing place', 5) See also

story

5 April 1875 (started)

Custom and daily life

Plants and animals

lion ( avoidance of its name )

lion ( prohibitions relating to )

lion ( avoidances regarding lions )

lion ( is cunning )

lion ( its nature and habits )

lion ( its killing place )

lion ( methods of taking its prey )

lion ( stealing game from )

lion ( puts game in trees )

lion ( saying, 'playing with' or disrespecting its name )

lion ( knows what people are saying )

lion ( dreams )

lion ( acts like a man )

lion ( what it does with its prey )

lion ( teachings about )

lion ( is nocturnal )

lion ( frightens people at night )

lion ( its spoor )

lion ( what children do when they see its spoor )

lion ( signs that mean 'lion' )

lion ( seeing its spoor and making hand gestures )

lion ( avoiding saying its name )

lion ( playing with its name )

lion ( gets angry )

lion ( is a beast of prey )

lion ( respect for )

lion ( and the fly )

lion ( flies tell it things )

fly ( avoidance of the name of the lion )

fly ( listens to people )

fly ( spies for the lion )

fly ( flies into lion's ear )

fly ( and avoidance of saying the lion's name )

fly ( hears people say the lion's name )

fly ( startles lion awake )

teaching ( children about avoiding the lion's name )

education ( of children about avoiding the lion's name )

name ( avoiding the lion's )

name ( respecting )

name ( disrespecting and playing with the lion's )

name ( fly hears people say the lion's name )

respect ( for the lion and its name )

respect ( avoidance of the name of the lion )

children ( and avoidance of the name of the lion )

children ( education of )

children ( what they do when they see a lion's spoor )

beast of prey ( avoidance of the name of the lion )

beast of prey ( respecting )

dream ( of the lion )

dream ( and avoidance of the name of the lion )

gestures ( with the hand performed when indicating lions )

gestures ( and avoidance of the name of the lion )

signals ( hand gestures performed when indicating lions )

signals ( and avoidance of the name of the lion )

4526-4526 1/2, 4527-4562