The giving of nicknames

Metadata

Title

The giving of nicknames

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Contributor

han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)

Summary

People give each other nicknames. For example Soppie (or Hendrick) was so called (by Andries, or !kaogen-≠kakken) because he poured soup down himself.

Comments

1) This story is found in Book VIII-32

Type

story

Date

November 1879

Category

Custom and daily life

History (personal)

Keyword

names ( Soppie or Hendrick )

names ( Andries, or !kaogen-≠kakken )

names ( accounting for the giving of nicknames )

names ( 'his Bushman name' )

names ( Dutch names )

names ( |xam names )

names ( of |xam )

nicknames ( the giving of )

Story Pages

8808v

Contents

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