NB041016-05_A

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the old woman stands up in the morning, she comes to the child's mother

ǁhoen ǀaa khuu-ǁʼang ng ǂannki, ha see [ng] ǀoba se xainki,

(mother to old woman) "come see the child for me, what's the matter with this child?"

"see nǀaa nya ǀoba a, ǀoba a dyaa kxʼoa",

the old woman says to her "she (the girl) has become full age, she has become a woman"

ǁhoen ǀaa see ng kua, "a kua xa ǂʼora, a kua xa ǂquinya ǀaeki",

(mother to old woman) "so just take her"

"maar ǀaia ng ku",

(old woman) "? first take her, give me a blanket, I cover her with the blanket"

ǁhaa ǀai ku, tsaaa nya nǁang, ng ǂanu ku nǀa nǁang",

then she (old woman) covers her (girl) with the blanket, she goes and takes her out of the house, (she) makes her sit sit next to her house

a ha ǂanu ha nǀa nǁang, ha ǁʼae ǀai ǁhuu ha nǁang, ǂʼaa ǁhoo ha nǁang,

she (old woman) says to her (girl) "sit first here"

ha ku nǁaa, "ǁhaa tcuinya ki a",

I go and fetch driedoring bush (twigs)

ng [...] ǁʼae ng ǀai [ng] ng ǁhauke,

(she) fetches the driedoring bush (twigs), she comes and makes ...

ǀai ng ǁhauke, ha see ng kxʼuu

a small hut, she makes a small hut, she takes the poles, she makes a small hut, she makes a small hut

nǁang ʘoa, ha kxʼuu nǁang ʘoa, ha ǀai ng paleke, ha kxʼuu nǁang ʘoa, ha kxʼuu nǁang ʘoa,

then she takes a gunny-bag, she first covers (the girl's hut with the sack), she says "sit here, I go and fetch gras"

ha nǁae ǀai goiingsak, ha ǁhaa ǂanu, ha ku, "tcuinya ki a, ng ǁʼae nya ǀai ng ǀhee",

then she goes and fetches grass, she comes and makes a small hut so that she (the girl) can sit inside the small hut

a ha ǁʼae ng ǀai ng ǀhee, ha see ng kxʼuu kamer ʘoa, nǀa ha suin ǀʼii suin kamer ʘoa,

then they (old woman and girl) go into the hut, then she (old woman) takes (the girl), she (old woman) makes (the girl) sit down inside, she (old woman) says "come I (want) to see you (how you look like)"

a hng ǀʼee kamer, ha nǁae ǀai ha ǀʼii ǁhoo, ha ku, "sii ng nǀaa a [...]

do you know, while you look like this, you must not touch, you also must not touch a child

[a ha] a ha ku, "gǀa ǁxae, ǁaa a nyaa, a ǁu ǀai, a ǁu gǀoe ǀai ng ǀoba,

you don't (= must not) touch a child, you don't (= must not) touch a man, yes

a ǁu [...] ǀkxʼaike ǀoba, a ǁu ǀkxʼaike ǂoo, ke

you (shall) just sit here, I will bring you food, you sit here, you shall sit for a month in the hut"

a net ng tcoo ki, ng si tsaa a aan ki, a tcuin ki, a si tcuin (...) ng ǂoro, [...] a ǀʼii suin nǁang",

hm, then she takes her, then she makes her sit in the hut

hm, a ha ǀai ng nǁaa, a ha ǀʼii ǁhoo ha ng nǁang,

after she has made her sit in the house she goes and fetches goat dung

a ha klaar ǀʼii ǁhoo ha ng nǁang, ha ǁʼae ng ǀai [ng] ng miri tyxann,

she takes the goat dung with the milk

ha ǀai ng miri tyxann nǀa ǁhaike,

she smears her with the milk, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears

ha tcoqna ha nǀa ǁhaike, ha tcurike, ha tcurike, ha tcurike, ha tcurike, ha tcurike, ha tcurike, ha tcurike, ha tcurike, ha tcurike

and her head

nǀa ha nǀaa,

hm, she washes her head

hm, a ha ǁʼali ha nǀaa [...],

she finishes to wash her head, then she takes ochre, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears

a ha klaar ǁʼali ha nǀaa, ha nǁae ǀai ng ǂqai, ha ʘxuu, ha ʘxuu, ha ʘxuu, ha ʘxuu, ha ʘxuu, ha ʘxuu,

she (old woman) says to her (girl) "you must sit here, I will take you out from here, a man will come, he will come and take you out, ? ?, an old man, he comes and takes you out"

ha ku nǁaa, "a si tcuin ki a, nya si ǁhubu a ng ki a, ǂoo si see, ha see ng ǁhubu a ǁhoen ǂoo, ha see ng ǁhubu a",

she sits, she sits, she sits, she sits

[a ha ...] ha tcuin, ha tcuin, ha tcuin, ha tcuin

the old woman washes her, she gives her water, she gives her food

ǁhoen ǀaa ǁʼali ha, ha tsaa ha ǃkhaa, ha tsaa ha aan,

she (old woman) says to her (girl) "you must not sit (and) you must not go to the door (or: in front of the house) and look at the people

ha ku ng nǁaa, "ǁaaʼa tcoo a ǁu ǁʼaa nǁang tyuu a ǂaqe ǂee,

you sit (inside) in the dark, I will make a small fire here for you, we will sleep, I sleep with you, I lie in the hut"

a ǀʼii soo gǁaa, a nya si kxʼuua a ǀʼii ʘoa ng ki a, si si ʘunn, ng ʘunn nǀa a, ng ǀʼii tyiin nǁang",

hm, she sits here, the old woman lights a fire, she sleeps with her

hm, ha tcoo ki a, ǁhoen ǀaa ǃxao, ha ʘunn nǀa ha,

she sleeps here, she (old woman) makes her (girl) food

ha ʘunn ki a, ha kxʼuua ha aan,

she sits inside the house, she makes food for her

ha ng ǀʼii soo nǁang, a ha kxʼuua ha aan,

she gives her food, she washes her skirt, she ...

ha tsaa ha aan, ha ǁʼali ha ǃoba, ha

she brings her water, she makes her food, she ...

[ha] ha tsaa ha ǃkhaa, ha kxʼuua ha aan, ha

what is he doing?

ku dyee kxʼuu,

sy (old woman) will sit, she washes her clothes, she washes her clothes, she washes her clothes

ha si tcuin, ha ǁʼali ha ǃxaike, ha ǁʼali ha ǃxaike, ha ǁʼali ha ǃxaike, hm

when the month is over, she takes her, he makes her sit in the house

[a] a ǂoro klaar ǃare, ha nǁae ǀai nǁaa, ha ǀʼii ǁhoo ha nǁang,

then she fetches ochre, (she) first takes the dung

a ha ǀai ng ǂqai ng ǁhaa ǀai ng [tyxann] tyxann,

she smears (the mixture on the girl's body), she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears

ha huru, ha huru, ha huru, ha huru, ha huru, ha huru, ha huru, ha huru, ha huru,

then she says ? I smear you

ha ku (...) ng huru a,

I go and take out the money, I give the children money"

ng ǁʼae ng ǁhubu ǁhauke, ng tsaa ǀoeng marisi",

(old woman to children) "go and buy beads"

"ǁʼae ng ǃʼoaʼa ǀkxʼain",

then she (old woman) takes the ?long (string of) beads, she puts (them) around her (the girl's) neck, she puts the beads down here, puts the beads down here, puts the beads down here, puts the beads down here, puts the beads down here, puts the beads down here

a ha ǀai ng ǀkxʼain ha (...), ha ǀʼee nǁaa ǂquu, ha ǀʼee ǀkxʼain a ǁhoo ǀkxʼain ki a, ǁhoo ǀkxʼain ki a, ǁhoo ǀkxʼain ki a, ǁhoo ǀkxʼain ki a, ǁhoo ǀkxʼain ki,

she (old woman) says to her (girl) "you just sit so with the beads

ha ku nǁaa, "a net ng tcoo nǀa ǀkxʼain,

because today you will go out

a ǃhuru (a) a si ǁʼng,

you go out with these beads, but you must not speak to anybody

a ǁʼng nǀa ǀkxʼain ng, maar ǁaaʼa ǁaqlaʼa nǀa ǃuu,

you also don't (must not) call for a child, even if you come and sit here, you don't (= must not) call anyone, you just sit here"

a ǁu ǃʼai ook ng ǀoba, al al a sii a tcoo ki a, a ǁu ǃʼai ǃuu, a net tcoo ki a,

hm, today she goes out, she (old woman) says to her (girl) "sit!"

hm, ǃhuru ha ǁʼng, (...), ha ku nǁaa, "tcuinya",

then she (old woman) comes and smears (the girl), she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she finishes to smear

a ha see ng tcurike, ha tcurike, ha tcurike, ha tcurike, ha tcurike, ha klaar tcurike,

then she (old woman) says "slaughter the goat!"

a ha ku "ǂʼaaa piri",

then they slaughters a goat, she (old woman) takes the blood, the goat's blood, the goat's blood

a hng ǂʼaa piri, ha ǀai ng ǁxaung, piri ǁxauke, piri ǁxauke,

then she (old woman) takes the blood, she comes and puts (it) down

a ha ǀai ng ǁxauke, ha see ng ǃoo,

then she takes the blood, she cooks (it), she cooks, she cooks, she cooks

a ha ǀai ng ǁxauke, ha ǃxama, ha ǃxama, ha ǃxama, ha ǃxama,

(she) cooks, she ?, she ? this blood

ǃxama, ha (...), ha ǀai (...) ǁxaung ng,

she puts in the ochre, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she ...

ha ǀʼee ng ǂqai, ha tcurike, ha tcurike, ha tcurike, ha tcurike, ha tcurike, ha tcurike, ha

then she smears, then she smears, then she smears

[ha] a ha tcurike, a ha tcurike, a ha tcurike

?then/when? she (has) finished to smear, then she takes the ochre

[hng], a ha klaar tcurike, ha nǁae ǀai ng ǂqai,

[...]

[ha ku ha kxʼuu ...]

she (old woman) says to her (girl) "I make you look like an oryx, I make you (look like) a flower

ha ku nǁaa, "ng kxʼuu a ǁaa ǃae, ng kxʼuu blomesi ng gǀa

I make you (to be, look like) a flower

ng kxʼuu blomesi ng gǀa",

she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears, she smears (all the body, and) to her feet, she smears, she smears, she smears

a ha [ʘxuu] ʘxuu, ha ʘxuu, ha ʘxuu, ha tcurike, ha tcurike nǀa ha ka ǃkxʼuu, ha tcurike, ha tcurike, ha tcurike,

(?) then she says "you just sit here like this"

[...] ha ku [a], "a net ng tcoo,

I will say (it) to the people"

a ng si ku ng ǂee",

now the people rush around, they make cakes, they make cakes, they make cakes, then they slaughter

ǂee nǁae ǃae tyiin, hng kuru koeke, hng kuru koeke, hng kuru koeke, a hng ǂʼaa,

they cook the meat, they cut (the meat to fine pieces), they chop, they chop, they chop

hng ǃxama ʘae, [hng hng] hng ǁqolo, hng ǁqolo, hng ǁqolo, hng ǁqolo,

they chop the meat, they chop, they chop

hng ǁqolo ʘae, [hng] hng ǁqolo, hng ǁqolo,

shut the door

maak toe die deur,

then they chop, they chop, they chop, they chop the meat

a hng ǁqolo, hng ǁqolo, hng ǁqolo, hng ǁqolo ʘae,

then she says "? and just sit !" she (old woman) takes the goat's skin

a ha ku, a net ng tcuin", a ha ǀai ng piri dyoo, piri dyoo,

she takes the goat's skin, she puts (it) down (over the young girl, to cover her)

ha ǀai ng piri dyoo, ha ǁhoo,

the people come and dance, ? musicians ?, they dance, they dance, they dance

ǂee sii ng ǀqoqon, ǂee sii ng ǀqoqon, (...) musikante (...) ǀqoqon, hng ǀqoqon, hng ǀqoqon, hng ǀqoqon,

then she takes the goat's skin, she finishes (?) to take the goat's skin, she covers her with the goat's skin, she covers her with the goat's skin, she takes the skin

a ha ǀai ng piri dyoo, ha klaar ǀai ng piri dyoo, ha gǁuu ǁhoo ha nǀa miri dyoo, ha gǁuu ǁxoo, ha ǀai ng dyoo,

she (old woman) wraps (her) with the goat ('s skin)

ha gǁuu ǁhoo nǀa piri,

she says to her " sit down here under the goat('s) skin, a old man will come and take you out

ha ku nǁaa, "tcuinya ki, a ǀʼii suin piri, a ǁhoen ǂoo [...] si see ng ǁhubu a,

he comes and takes this skin

ha see ng ǀai ng dyoo a,

he puts (the goat's skin) over his shoulders

ha gǃai tyiin nǁaa kaǁaqeke,

then he goes out with you

hau ǁʼng nǀa a

with this skin"

nǀa dyoo a",

(then she takes the beads,) then she takes the beads

[a ha ǀkxʼainke] a ha ǀai ng ǀkxʼain,

she puts on ...

ha ǀʼee,

she put on the beads (around her feet, arms neck), she put on the beads, she put on the beads, she put on the beads

ha ǀʼee ǀkxʼain, ha ǀʼee ǀkxʼain, ha ǀʼee ǀkxʼain, ha ǀʼee ǀkxʼain,

then she (old woman) gives her (girl) ...

a ha tsaa ha

soap, she (old woman) says to her (girl) "take the shoe(s?), ???

ǃʼui, ha ku nǁaa, "ǀaia ng ǃʼuisi a a ha ng ki a,

when you go out, you (must) take the ?

au ǁʼng au (...) au ǀai ng ǃuu a,

you (must) sprinkle the people (with the ochre), you sprinkle the people and the food and the water, you sprinkle, (and?) you sprinkle, (and?) you sprinkle (and ?)

[a ng a] a kona ǂee, a kona ǂee nǀa aan nǀa ǃqhaa, a kona ng a kona ng a kona ng [au kona]

when you go out here

au ǁʼng ki a

then the people smell like buchu

[...] ǂee hu ǁʼng tsaa,

you also (must) pour ochre on the small childrens

a ǂhaun tsaa nǀa ǀoenn ʘuunke hng ǂʼain,

you pour, you pour the ochre, you pour the ochre, you pour the ochre"

a ǂhaun, a ǂhaun tsaa, a ǂhaun tsaa, a ǂhaun tsaa,

he (the old man?) comes

[a ha see],

the old man says he goes and fetches her

ǁhoen ǂoo kua, ha ǁʼae ng ǀai nǁaa,

the old man comes and takes this skin

ǁhoen ǂoo see ng ǀai ng dyoo a,

he puts (the skin) over his shoulders

ha gǁuu [...] gǃai tyiin nǁaa kaǁaqeke,

then he sit puts her/himself under the skin, he sit puts her/himself under the skin, he ?

[a ha] a ha ǀʼii ǁhoo ha ng dyoo, ha ǀʼii ǁhoo ha ng dyoo, ha (...),

his/her head in under the skin, her head is under the skin

ha ǀʼii ǁhoo ha nǀaa ng dyoo, ha ǀʼii ǁhoo ha nǀaa ng dyoo,

he goes out with her (girl)

ha ǁʼng nǀa ha,

she is covered by/with the blanket

ha ǂanu ng dyoo,

the sun comes out (now)

[hm, ǁʼuin ...] ǁʼuin ke [kua ha] ǁʼng,

he takes off the skin (from the girl), her says 'look, 'don't you see the oryx ? has come out, hey, see the oryx ?

ha nǁae ǁhubu dyoo, ha ku, "nǀaauwe ki a, gǀu nǀai ǃae ǁʼolang xa ǁʼng, hey, nǀaauwe ǃae ǁʼolang,