Words and sentences (dictionary and genealogies)

Words and sentences (dictionary and genealogies)

Wilhelm Bleek notebooks

a!kunta (Stoffel) (I)

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kabbo (Jantje) (II)

Words and sentences, principally concerning daily life, including a lion killing a man and going into the heavens (289).

1) This story contains many notes on the verso pages concerning names of |xam, their genealogies, the names of places where they come from and the names of different groups of |xam (see pp.114v, 221v and 270v), 2) p.305v: the |xam name for a lion used by children, 3) p.315v: insert: a letter addressed to 'Dr Bleek Mowbray' concerning |xam vocabulary, 4) Notes were added later throughout October 1871 (see pp.250v-255v), 5) Words and sentences by ||kabbo (Jantje) were added throughout February 1871 (see p.268), 6) This story is found in Book I and Book II

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September-December 1870, January-May 1871

Words and sentences

genealogy ( |xam )

genealogy ( names of |xam )

genealogy ( of the |xam contributors )

vocabulary ( |xam )

vocabulary ( given by |a!kunta )

dictionary ( dictionary )

words and sentences ( given by |a!kunta )

words and sentences ( |xam )

names ( of |xam )

names ( of relations of the |xam contributors )

lion ( that kills a man )

death ( man killed by a lion )

67-157, 167-171, 178-209, 211-248, 249-284, 289-290, 296-302, 304, 305-316, 351-353, 358-359, 374-375