On women's hunting or |kua

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Title

On women's hunting or |kua

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Contributor

kabbo (Jantje) (II)

Summary

Women's hunting is called |<i>kua</i>. Women dig out things and 'hunt' prey such as 'Bushman rice'. They 'kill' the rice in its hole (here a figure of speech) because it runs about. Men's hunting is called<i> !hunn</i>.

Comments

1) This story is found in Book II-36

Type

story

Date

September 1873

Category

Custom and daily life

Keyword

hunting ( women's )

hunting ( women's is digging )

hunting ( called |kua )

hunting ( men's )

hunting ( the names of )

hunting ( and digging )

hunting ( killing 'Bushman rice' )

hunting ( men's called !hunn )

women ( their hunting is called |kua )

women ( and digging )

name ( of women's hunting is |kua )

name ( of men's hunting is !hunn )

digging ( is women's hunting )

digging ( and killing 'Bushman rice' )

food ( the finding of )

food ( and women's hunting )

food ( and men's hunting )

food ( and killing 'Bushman rice' )

food ( and digging )

Bushman rice ( women 'kill' it )

Bushman rice ( digging for )

Bushman rice ( and women's hunting )

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3296v-3297v

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