!gaunu-tsaxau (the son of the Mantis), the Baboons, and the Mantis

!gaunu-tsaxau (the son of the Mantis), the Baboons, and the Mantis

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)

<i>The son of the Mantis is killed by the Baboons, and restored to life by his father. This piece contains specimens of the manner in which the Bushman language is supposed to be spoken by baboons. By /han≠kass'o (L VIII.-11. 6978-7014, 12. 7065-7094). </i>

1) Date on p.7070: 16 June, 2) p.6977v: |han≠kass'o heard this from his mother (≠kabbi-an) who he thinks got it from her mother (≠kammi - who was Tsatsi's first wife), 3) pp.6978-7014 of the story were largely translated by D. Bleek, 4) pp.6978v-6879v: see

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24 May - June 1878

|kaggen (the Mantis)

Transformation

|kaggen ( the Mantis )

|kaggen ( the son of |kaggen, the Baboons, and |kaggen )

|kaggen ( his things or Hartebeest's children )

|kaggen ( and strangers )

|kaggen ( is foolish )

|kaggen ( and the Ichneumon )

|kaggen ( and |kwammana )

|kaggen ( is beaten )

|kaggen ( his wounds )

|kaggen ( goes into the water )

|kaggen ( brings his son back to life )

|kaggen ( his fight, or war with the Baboons )

|kaggen ( his scent )

|kaggen ( his tears )

|kaggen ( deceives )

|kaggen ( dreams that Baboons have killed his child )

|kaggen ( what he says to his things )

|kaggen ( aims sticks at people who 'sit on their heels' )

|kaggen ( shoots at the Baboons )

|kaggen ( anoints his son's eye with perspiration )

|kaggen ( his son is !gaunu-tsaxau )

|kaggen ( the names of his relations )

|kaggen ( his child's eye )

|kaggen ( resurrects his son )

|kaggen ( his actions )

things ( |kaggen's 'Hartebeest's children' )

things ( the son of |kaggen, the Baboons, and |kaggen )

Hartebeest's children ( |kaggen's things )

Hartebeest's children ( the son of |kaggen, the Baboons, and |kaggen )

dream ( |kaggens, that Baboons have killed his son )

dream ( the son of |kaggen, the Baboons, and |kaggen )

name ( of |kaggen's son is !gaunu-tsaxau )

Ichneumon ( the son of |kaggen, the Baboons, and |kaggen )

|kwammana ( the son of |kaggen, the Baboons, and |kaggen )

child ( |kaggen's son is !gaunu-tsaxau )

child ( the son of |kaggen, the Baboons, and |kaggen )

son ( |kaggen's is !gaunu-tsaxau )

son ( the son of |kaggen, the Baboons, and |kaggen )

!gaunu-tsaxau ( -the son of |kaggen, the Baboons, and |kaggen )

!gaunu-tsaxau ( 'living returns' )

!gaunu-tsaxau ( the death and resurrection of )

!gaunu-tsaxau ( the Baboons play with his eyeball )

perspiration ( |kaggen anoints his son's eye with his )

perspiration ( the son of |kaggen, the Baboons, and |kaggen )

Baboons ( and the son of |kaggen, and |kaggen )

Baboons ( are strangers, or 'people who are different' )

Baboons ( their language or 'special' speech )

Baboons ( question !gaunu-tsaxau )

Baboons ( play with !gaunu-tsaxau's eyeball )

Baboons ( |kaggen's war, or fight with )

Baboons ( kill |kaggen's son )

game ( Baboons play with !gaunu-tsaxau's eyeball )

death ( and resurrection of |kaggen's son, !gaunu-tsaxau )

death ( |kaggen brings his son back to life )

language ( or special speech of Baboons )

language ( the son of |kaggen, the Baboons, and |kaggen )

resurrection ( of |kaggen's son, !gaunu-tsaxau )

resurrection ( |kaggen anoints his son's eye with his perspiration )

strangers ( are 'people who are different' )

strangers ( Baboons are )

strangers ( the son of |kaggen, the Baboons, and |kaggen )

speech ( special )

speech ( spoken by Baboons )

speech ( the son of |kaggen, the Baboons, and |kaggen )

fight ( between |kaggen and the Baboons )

fight ( the son of |kaggen, the Baboons, and |kaggen )

6978-7014, 7065-7094