NB041016-01_A

hyena sits and watches the house

gǁain tcuinya a nǀaa nǁang,

I take the cream, I bring (it) toe ...

ng ǀai ng roomsi ng ǁʼaaʼa

to the station

ng stasie,

possibly meaning: "when I come back, I want to meet you here (as) you guard the house'

a nau hooke ng ki a, ng si moo au xa ǃʼoasi nǁang,

then he climbs on the dune

ha nǁae ǁain nǃoon,

hyena comes to ǃUbuka?, he comes and says to him

gǁain see ng ǃUbuka, ha see, ha ku nǁaa,

"stand here, I go and send for hyena, he shall come and fetch you"

"ǃʼaa naa ki, ng ǁʼaa ng ǀae gǁain, ha si ng tsee ng ǀai ng gǀa",

wolf het (net) gekom, toe kom gaan hy in die huis in?

gǁainya nǁae ǁʼae, gǁain nǁang ǀʼee,

he (J) goes to hyena, he says to hyena "do you know I have gotten a child, my wife has gotten a child"

ha ǁʼae gǁain, ha ku ng gǁain, "gǀa ǁxae ng xa maa ǀoba, ng ǀaeki xa maa ǀoba,

where did you put down (your) head? (= where did you lie?!)

ng kidye a xa ǃoo nǀaa,

but his name, his name is '?first hoep'

hm, maar ha ǀeen, ha ǀeen ng tsipi ǂoqna,

then he goes (?away), he (J) says to hyena "sit first down, I will come (right) now"

hm, a ha ǃuun ng ǁʼaa, ha ku ng gǁain, "ǁhaa a tcuinya, ng si ǃxae see",

hyena comes and sits relaxed, he sleeps

a gǁain tsee ng ǂxain suin, ha ʘunn,

he (J) goes away, he goes and takes the cream

a ha ǁʼaa, ha ǁʼaa ng ǀai ng ǁhaing ng,

the cream, he (J) drinks (it)

roomsi, a ha kxʼaan,

when he has finished to drink, he comes wakes up hyena, hyena sleeps

a ha sumu xa kxʼaan, ha sii ng ǃhoo uu gǁain, gǁainya ʘunn,

he (J) says "hyena, get up!

ha ku, "gǁain, khui-nǁnga,

do you know (that you) drank the Boer's cream?

(...) ǁxae xa kxʼaan ng ǀʼhuun [...] ǃqxʼabesi,

hyena says " I didn't go to this place (where the cream was), he (J) says "yes, you went there, because I come from my wife

gǁainya ku, "ng ǁu xa ǁʼae ki a", ha ku, "ke, a xa ǁʼae tyoxoe, want ng hooke ng nǀng ǀaeki,

my wife has borne a little child

ng ǀaeki xa ǃaan ǀoba ʘoa,

his name is ?first/second hoop

ha ǀeen ng tsipi ǂkharau,

I go now, I will come tomorrow"

ng ǃxae ǁʼaa, nǀa ng si ǂinnki tsee",

then he (J) goes, he goes away

haʼa, ha ǃuun, ha ǁʼae,

he goes and meets his wife

ha ǁʼng moo ha ǀaeki,

he says to the woman "take and drink"

ha ku ng ǀaeki, "kyoo ǀai au kxʼain",

I said to hyena he drank (the cream)

ng xa kua ng gǁain, ha xng kxʼain,

he (must?) come again

a gǁain (...) ha gǀoe tsee,

he (H) comes and sees his diarrhea (or: (that) he has diarrhea?)"

ha see ng nǀaa, ha ǃqhaike",

he (J) takes the fat, he smears (it) at hyena's buttocks

ha ǀai ng (...) tcunn, ha ʘxuu gǁain ǀuutyuu,

???, he (H) stands up "what is this that has wetted my buttocks?"

ha gǁain ki kua, ha khuuǁʼng, "dyisi xae ha ǀkxʼui gauke ng ǀuutyuu",

he (J) says "no, it is the Boer's fat you have drunk"

ha ku, "nǃoʼe, ǀʼhuun tcunn ke a xa kxʼain,

because this is you alone, you drink the Boer's cream"

want e ǁʼoe a kxʼain ǀʼhuun ǃqxʼabesi",

hyena says "I did not go to the cream", he (J) says to the Boer, "I will say to the Boer (that) you went to the cream"

gǁain ku, "ng ǁu xa ǁʼae ǃqxʼabesi", ha ku ng ǀʼhuunsi, "ng si ng ku ng ǀʼhuunsi a xa ǁʼae ǃqxʼabesi",

then the Boer comes

a ǀʼhuunsi tsaa,

the Boer comes and says "hello, you"

ǀʼhuunsi see ng ku, "ǃʼhoonguwe",

he (J) says "hello, baas"

ha ku, "ǃʼhoonga ǂxuu,

hyena comes from your cream, he went and drank (it) up

gǁain ke xa hooka ng gǀa ǃqxʼabesi, ha xa ǁʼae kxʼaan ǁuni,

I come from my wife

ng hooke ng nǀng ǀaeki,

my wife has given birth

ng ǀaeki xa ǃaan,

she again has a child, she again has a little child

ha gǀoe ki ǀoba, ha gǀoe ki ǀoba ʘoa,

the little child is the last hoop!!??"

ǀoba ʘoa ng tsipi ǁoqra",

hyena says "no, I didn't go (I was not there where the cream is)", he (J) says "it is you, hyena

gǁain ku, "nǃoʼe, ng ǁu xa ǁʼae", ha ku, "a ke, gǁain

look at your diarrhea, the cream??

nǀaaʼa ki a ǃqhaike, a ǃqhaike ǃqxʼabesi,

look at your buttocks"

nǀaaa a ǀuutyuu"

hyena says "but I did not go (there)", he (J) says "it is you"

gǁain ku,# "maar ng ǁu xa ǁʼae", ha ku, "a ke"

he (J) says to the Boer "look, fetch the whip

ha ku ng ǀʼhuunsi, "nǀaaʼa ng ǀaia ng nǃaresi,

you (must) ?beat ...

a ǁoe

hyena"

gǁain",

then he beats hyena, the Boer beats hyena

a ha ǀkxʼaike gǁain, ǀʼhuunsi ǀkxʼaike gǁain,

hyena runs, hyena jumps around, hyena jumps around, hyena jumps around

gǁain ng ǃae, (...) ng kora, gǁainya kora, gǁainya kora,

the Boer beats, he (J) sê "hey, don't you see the hyena's diarrhea cream

nǁaa ǀʼhuunsi ǀkxʼai, ha ku, "hey, gǀa ǁu nǀai gǁain ǃqhaike ǃqxʼabesi,

it is him who has eaten the cream"

ku ke xa aan ǃqxʼabesi ki",

he (J) makes hyena fight with him (the Boer)

ha ǀkxʼui ǀhaa gǁain nǀa ha,

hyena crys, he (J) says "don't cry

gǁainya kxʼaa, gǁainya ku, "[...] a xuua kxʼaa,

beat, the Boer must beat you, because you have drunk his cream"

ǀkxʼaike, ǀʼhuunsi moet ha ǀkxʼaike a, want a xa kxʼaan ha ǃqxʼabesi",

hyena did not drink the cream

gǁain ǁu xa kxʼaan ǃqxʼabesi,

no, it is jackal who drank (the cream) jackal

nǃoʼe, a ku ke xa kxʼaan [si] [...] koro,

jackal says to hyena "? ? ?, keep quiet"

koro ku ng gǁain "(...) ǀhuika",

then the Boer goes into the house

[nǀa] a ǀʼhuunsi ǀʼee, (...)

(H) "look, I want to go and watch the sheep"

"nǀaaʼa, ng ǂao ng ǁʼaa, (...) ng ǃʼoasi gǂaru",

??? "hyena goes and watches the sheep"

(...) ǀʼhuun "gǁain ǁʼaa ng ǃʼoasi gǂaru,

then hyena, hyena comes from the sheep, he (J) says to the Boer "do you know what

a gǁain, gǁain ke hooke ng gǂaru, ha ku ng ǀʼhuunsi, "gǀa ǁxae dyisi,

hyena has killed your sheep

gǁain ke xa ǀhaa a gǂarusi,

he (H) lies on the dune

ha gǃai kyaa nǃoon,

it is him (who has killed the sheep)"

ku ke",

hyena says "no, it is you", he (J) says "it is not me"

gǁain ku, "nǃoʼe, a ke", ha ku, "ng ǁae",

he causes hyena to fight with the Boer

ha ǀkxʼui ǀhai gǁain ng ǀʼhuunsi,

he has now finished to ? the hyena and the Boer

ha tsee ng klaar ǀkxʼui ǀhai gǁain ng ǀʼhuunsi,

hyena, he puts on the Boer's shoes, ? ?, he says "hey

[gǁain a] gǁain, ha ǃuuke ǀʼhuunsi ǃuuke, gǁain ǁu, ha ka, "hey,

(...) you will shit (= you will be in the the shit, in trouble)

(...) a si tyxann,

you will shit at the Boer (= you will be in trouble with the Boer)", hyena says "no, it's not me

a si tyxann ng ǀʼhuunsi", gǁain ku, "nǃoʼe, ng ǁae

it's not me, it's not me, boss", he (J) says "it is him, boss

ng ǁae, ng ǁae, ǂhuu", ha ku, "ku ke, ǂhuu

I have again gotten a new kind

want ng xa gǀoe moo ǀoba (...) ha ǃxaeki,

it is hyena, (because) I look after my wife

ng gǁain ke, ng ǃʼoasi ng ǀaeki,

?then hyena says to the Boer "it is him"

gǁain ku nǁae ng ǀʼhuunsi, "ku ke",

he (J) says "no, it's not me"

ha ku, "nǃoʼe, [ku] ng ǁae,

he says "don't you see his (H) diarrhea cream?"

[ha ku] ha ku, "gǀa ǁu nǀai (kua ...) ǃqhaike ǃqxʼabesi",

he (J) sê "I don't shit cream"

ha ku, "ng ǁu ǃqhaike ǃqxʼabesi",

****

a hoo, a kora soo,

you are hyena, you sit relaxed, you jump around

a ng gǁain, a ǂxain soo, a kora,

hey, we shall get you"

[...] hey, si si moo a",

he (J) says "hey, hyena, I go and call the hare"

(hm) ha ku, "hey, gǁain, ng ǁʼae ng ǃʼai nǃaun",

I say "come now, I ride you"

ng ku, "nou a see ng ǃabi a",

he (J) makes you (H) (to be) a horse

ha kxʼuu a haasi,

****

nǃaun nǁae sii ng [...] ǀaruke suin gǁain ǃoqe,

****

gǁainya ng oro, gǁainya (...) oroa, oroa, nǀa ng nǀaa,

the hyena jumps, he shits, the hyena jumps, he shits, he (J? or HA?) says to the Boer "don't you see he/his ?

gǁainya oro, ha ǃqhaike, gǁainya oro, ha ǃkhaike, ha ku ng ǀʼhuunsi, "gǀa ǁu nǀai, ha ku ǃqhaike,

****

want (...) ku ǃqhaike a ǃqxʼabesi",

oh", the Boer says "oh, you shit my cream"

o, ǀʼhuunsi ku, "o a ǃqhaike ng ǃqxʼabesi",

he (J) says "beat him

hm, [...] ha ku, "a ǀkxʼaikea ku",

****

ǁae (...) ǃau, ǃau, ǃau, (...) ǃau,

?hyena runs away

[a] a (...) ǁʼaa,

he goes and lies down on the dune

ha ǁʼng gǃai kiin nǃoon,

he lies down on the dune, he lies down on the dune, he ?

a ha gǃai kiin nǃoon, ha (...) gǃai kiin nǃoon, ha ng ǃʼaru soo, ha ng ǃʼaru soo, ha ng ǃʼaru soo, ha ng ǃʼaru soo,

****

ǃʼaru soo, ha ng ǃʼaru soo, ha ng ǃʼaru soo,

he (J) laughs about hyena

ha kxʼainʼin gǁain,

hm, hyena shits

hm, gǁainya tyxann,

(J) " ? the Boer"

"hey, a ǁxae ng ǀʼhuunsi,

the Boer says "no, I will not bring the police, ? beat you(rself)"

ǀʼhuunsi ku, "nǃoʼe, ng ǁala tsaaʼa ǀkxʼabaǂʼao, a ǂau a,

he takes the wolf, he goes inside

a ha ǀai ng gǁain, ha ǀʼee,