Moons' (months) possess their names
Metadata
Title
Moons' (months) possess their names
Collection
Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks
Contributor
Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)
Summary
The names for August and September were given by Díä!kwãin, by whom it was also stated that the names for all the months are known to the old people. In the Katkop dialect (L V.-10. 4796).
Comments
1) This story is found in Book V-10
Type
story
Date
25 May 1875
Category
Custom and daily life
Keyword
names ( 'moons' or months )
names ( possess their names )
names ( of August and September )
names ( |xam, of months )
names ( of 'moons' )
names ( known by the old people )
moons ( and the |xam names of months )
moons ( or months 'possess' their names )
months ( or 'moons' possess their names )
old people ( know the names of the 'moons' or months )
Story Pages
4796
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