Xaa-ttin's accident

Xaa-ttin's accident

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Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)

<i>Explanation of various personal names was given, in the Katkop dialect, by Díä!kwãin (L V.-10. 4751-4754, 4758-4777, 18. 5373 rev., 19. 5505 rev. and 5506 rev., 20. 5572 and 5573, 5605-5607, translated). </i>About Dia!kwain's father Xaa-ttin who received the name Clay-hand after he had an accident while running after springbok; he got his foot stuck in clay and fell, dislocating his thumb.

1) p.5571v: Xaa-ttin was Dia!kwain's father's 'great name': the nickname Clay-hand in this story was given to him by his friends; Dia!kwain has forgotten his father's 'little' name, 2) This story is found in Book V-20

story

26 November 1875

History (personal)

Dia!kwain (his personal history), Dia!kwain (his father is Xaa-ttin), Dia!kwain (accounting for his father's name), Dia!kwain (Xaa-ttin's accident), Xaa-ttin (was called Clay-hand), Xaa-ttin (his hunting accident), Xaa-ttin (accounting for the giving of his name), name (of Dia!kwain's father), name (Xaa-ttin's accident), name (accounting for the giving of Xaa-ttin's), personal history (the giving of Dia!kwain's father's name), personal history (of Dia!kwain and his relations), personal history (Xaa-ttin's accident), hunting (Xaa-ttin's accident while after springbok)

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