Falling stars

Falling stars

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)

<i>Falling Stars. Certain ceremonies in connection with them. In the Katkop dialect, by Díä!kwãin (L V.-19. 5478-5483, 5481 rev.,-5483 rev., note). At the death of a sorcerer, his heart falls (as a shooting star) out of the sky and goes into a water pit. The doings and power of sorcerers, etc. (L V.-19. 5483-5505).</i>

1) p.5477v: this story was told to Dia!kwain by his mother (≠kamme-an), 2) p.5487v: the 'sorcerer of illness' mentioned in the story has died of sickness; the |xam name for an illness, 4) p.5504v: see

story

November 1875

Custom and daily life

Celestial bodies and aeroscopy

stars ( falling stars )

stars ( their light )

stars ( and dead sorcerers )

falling stars ( their light )

falling stars ( resemble fires )

falling stars ( their actions and appearance )

falling stars ( what they say )

falling stars ( teachings about )

falling stars ( evil )

falling stars ( and the magic powers of sorcerers )

falling stars ( and the actions of sorcerers )

falling stars ( go into the waterpit )

falling stars ( and spitting )

falling stars ( actions performed to do with )

falling stars ( rituals and ceremonies performed to do with )

falling stars ( and dead sorcerers )

falling stars ( sorcerer's hearts fall like )

falling stars ( and sorcerers of illness )

falling stars ( the sounds they make )

falling stars ( and the rain )

falling stars ( and death )

falling stars ( and the actions of women )

falling stars ( and babies )

falling stars ( and the actions of nursing mothers )

falling stars ( and the death of babies )

sorcerers ( and falling stars )

sorcerers ( rainmakers )

sorcerers ( healers )

sorcerers ( the death of )

sorcerers ( their hearts fall into the waterpit )

sorcerers ( the magic powers of )

sorcerers ( their magical expeditions )

sorcerers ( their actions )

sorcerers ( take people away )

sorcerers ( travel at night )

sorcerers ( their transformation )

sorcerers ( their nose )

sorcerers ( smell things )

sorcerers ( know things )

sorcerers ( their things )

sorcerers ( their smell )

sorcerers ( watch over their things )

sorcerers ( have power even when dead )

sorcerers ( teachings about )

sorcerers ( and illness )

sorcerers ( and the rain )

sorcerers ( fall heavily )

sorcerers ( their magic dance )

sorcerers ( long for people they loved )

sorcerers ( the sound of their hearts )

sorcerers ( thunder and vibrate )

sorcerers ( who have died of sickness )

sorcerers ( and the actions of stars )

sorcerers ( want to fall heavily when they die )

sorcerers ( do not leave sorcery behind )

sorcerers ( look down on people )

sorcerers ( and the treatment of their things )

sorcerers ( their things seem alive )

sorcerers ( their magic walks about at night )

waterpit ( and falling stars )

waterpit ( and dead sorcerers )

waterpit ( sorcerer's hearts fall into )

waterpit ( stars fall into as rain )

rain ( and rainmakers )

rain ( dead sorcerers' hearts fall into waterpit in the form of )

rain ( stars fall into the waterpit and sound like )

rain ( and falling stars )

magic powers ( of sorcerers even when dead )

magic powers ( and falling stars )

hearts ( and falling stars )

hearts ( of sorcerer's fall into waterpits )

hearts ( the sound of those belonging to sorcerers )

nose ( of sorcerers who know things )

nose ( and falling stars )

illness ( sorcerers who have died of sickness )

illness ( sorcerers of )

illness ( and falling stars )

magical expeditions ( of sorcerers )

magical expeditions ( and falling stars )

dance ( magic, of sorcerers )

dance ( and falling stars )

teachings ( about sorcerers )

teachings ( and falling stars )

education ( about sorcerers )

education ( and falling stars )

rainmakers ( death of )

rainmakers ( and falling stars )

rainmakers ( sorcerers )

healers ( death of )

healers ( and falling stars )

healers ( sorcerers )

death ( and falling stars )

death ( of sorcerers or rainmakers )

death ( of babies )

death ( the actions of nursing mothers to prevent )

women ( and falling stars )

women ( the actions of nursing mothers )

5478-5505