The story of the Kwa-kkwara

The story of the Kwa-kkwara

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)

<i>The Knorhaan (Brandkop) who married his sister. Told to Dia!kwãin by his mother (L V.-5. 4292-4320). Apparently a version of the fable imbedded in the Anteater's Laws.</i> The Kwa-kkwara (or Koran Brandkop) pretends to be a child and cries and hides his 'grown-up things'. A girl carries him about and he sleeps with her. The girl's mother tells the girl's older brother who puts the Kwa-kkwara's head into the fire. Kwa-kkwara screams ('||kha! ||kha!') and darts out of the fire, revealing himself to be a grown-up man.

1) This story was told to Dia!kwain by his mother (≠kamme-an), 2) This story contains a rare reference to sex in the Lloyd notebooks<i>, </i>3) The bird in the story's Dutch name is <i>Koran Brandkop</i>, 4) p.4293v: some |xam words for relations, 5) See also <i>The Korhaan marries his elder sister (the Anteater's laws) (||kabbo's version 2) </i>and<i> The song of the Kwa-Kkwara, or korhaan malkop </i>and<i> The kwa-kkwara, or korhaan malkop</i>, 4) This story is found in Book V-5

story

March 1875

History (Early Race)

korhaan ( the story of the Kwa-kkwara )

korhaan ( knorhaan )

korhaan ( 'the Knorhaan who married his sister' )

korhaan ( in the Anteater's Laws )

korhaan ( is cunning )

korhaan ( its call )

korhaan ( or Koran Brandkop )

korhaan ( name of )

korhaan ( story of )

korhaan ( accounting for its appearance )

korhaan ( its head is burnt in fire )

korhaan ( marries a girl )

korhaan ( deceives )

korhaan ( impregnates a girl )

korhaan ( 'lies with' a girl )

korhaan ( pretends to be a child and hides his grown-up things )

korhaan ( is burnt by girl's elder brother )

intercourse ( the Kwa-kkwara lies with and 'marries' a girl )

intercourse ( the story of the Kwa-kkwara )

animal ( accounting for the appearance of the korhaan )

fire ( accounting for the appearance of the korhaan )

fire ( the story of the Kwa-kkwara )

fire ( Kwa-kkwara's head is burnt in fire by the girl's elder brother )

child ( Kwa-kkwara pretends to be a child and hides his grown-up things )

child ( Kwa-kkwara marries a girl )

child ( the story of the Kwa-kkwara )

marriage ( and impregnation )

marriage ( and intercourse )

marriage ( Kwa-kkwara marries a girl )

marriage ( the story of the Kwa-kkwara )

marriage ( 'the Knorhaan who married his sister' )

girl ( the story of the Kwa-kkwara )

girl ( the Kwa-kkwara lies with and marries a girl )

girl ( 'the Knorhaan who married his sister' )

Anteater's Laws ( the story of the Kwa-kkwara )

Anteater's Laws ( 'the Knorhaan who married his sister' )

4292-4320