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I saw something

na nǀaa gao a,

an old white man

ǀʼhuunsi ǁhoen ǂoo

(he) climbs

ǁain

(he) climbs a tree

ǁain ǂʼhii,

he takes off the berries, he takes off the berries, ? little tsammas which are small

ha au ǁhuu ǀaake, ha au ǁhuu ǀaake, [ha a ǀaake ǃai] ǂau ʘuni ni ǂʼiinke,

(he) takes (them) off, he puts them in ...

au ǁhuu, ha ǀhuu

the basket

mandjiesi,

he takes (them) down, takes (them) down, takes (them) down, he puts (them) into the basket

hau ǀhuu, au ǁhau, au ǁhau, ha ǀhuu mandjiesi,

when the basket is full, he put (the berries) into ...

mandjiesi nǁaka ha ǂʼunna, nou ha ǀhuu

a sack, he makes (the sack) stand

ǁxaan, ha ǃoo,

he climbs up again

ha gǀoe ǁain,

there comes a child, it comes riding with a thing

[ǀoeke] ǀoba ha sannʼa, ha [k ha] nǃari saa nǀa ng gao

with ...

[...] nǀa ng

that thing

tya gao

the bicycle

baisikelsi,

he comes

ha see,

he looks first

ha ǁhaa ǂaqe

which one he is going to take

ǃuu dya xae ha si ǀii,

then he takes up the sack, then he ...

ha nǁae ǀii uu ǁxaan, a ha,

he loads (it) onto the cart

hau nǃao kunisi,

there he goes

ǁʼannʼa ha,

he rides

ha nǃaria,

a Boer comes from this side, he drags a goat

ǀʼhuunsi a hoo ng ǀxaa a, ha ǂxaia miri,

he drags a goat

ha ǂxai miri,

he comes and drags the goat past the tsammas

ha saa, ha ǂxai ǃare miri ng ǂau,

he goes away

ha ǁʼae,

the man doesn't care, ?

ǃuu a ǁu ǁqxʼai, (a ha a ha) a ha au ǁhuu [...] ǀaake, [ǂau ...]

what (did we call them), little tsamas, little tsamas

tyuin xae [gǀi], ǂau ʘuni, ǂau ʘuni,

he puts (them) into the bag

ha ǀhuu ng ǁxaan,

a little Boer comes, he comes and takes the bag, he loads (it)

ǀʼhuunsi ʘuun ha see, ha see ǀii ǁxaan, ha nǃao,

there he goes

ǁʼannʼa,

he (???), he rides as a young man

ha ke kama gareki, ha nǃari, nǃari (...) nǃari ǁaa ǂxai dya (ǁʼoan),

then a young girl comes from there, he ....

ǃʼoatyarasi hoo ng ki a, [ha]

she comes, she walks bragging

ha saa, ha dyaqnn ǂhannkike,

then he looks back, he looks at the girl, he falls down

ku nǁaka ku ǁaaǁʼng, ku ǂaqe ǃʼoatyarasi, ku ǂii, ku tyiin,

the hat falls down

ǂqhii ǁhoea tyiin,

the shoes also went of

kaǃuuke (ǀauku) ǁʼanga,

the tsamma fell out, they filled all the road

ǂau ǁʼangka, hng ǂʼunna ǂann,

the others (children) cam running

ǂaan ng koke nǁaa ǂqhaake saa,

came, took up (the tsamma), helped him, he stands up

saa ǀii uu, saa hui ku, [ku] ku khuuǁʼang, [ku]

he massages his feet

ku ǃuri ku kaǃqxʼuu,

he mssages his legs, he massages his legs

ku ǃuri ku katyhiin, ku ǃuri ku katyhiin,

the other one comes and helps him

ǂaan ko saa hui ku,

(he) lifts the bicycle

ǀaa uu kunisi

that thing

tya gao

the bicycle

baisikelsi,

takes up

ǀaa uu,

this looks for me as if they lifted stones, they put back ...

ǃhoe ku ng nǀng knn sommer ǀaa uu ǃao, knn gǀoe ǀhuu

the stones, they put into the bag

ǃaoke, knna ǀhuu ng ǁxaan,

climb!

ǁaina,

they take the shoes, they ...

knn ǀii kaǃuuke, knn kama

throw away the stones, throw away the stones

ǂaqbe ǁʼaa ǃaoke, ǂaqbe ǁʼaa ǃaoke,

so that he can ride nicely

nǀa ku nǃari ǂhuu,

he goes there, he rides

ǁʼannʼa ku, ku nǃari,

he goes there

ǁʼannʼa ku,

they (the others) look back, they ...

knn ǁaaǁʼng, knn

whistle

ǀqubike

****

****

your hat

a ǂqhii,

(he) runs, he comes to him

ǂqhaake saa, ha saa ku,

(?gives) him the hat

ǁqann ǀʼee kua ng ǂqhii,

****

****

thanks, my brother

dankie ng ǁaun,

they go away, they go away

ǁʼann ngke, hng ǁʼaa,

they come, the children, they walk as grown/up men

sannʼa kike, ǀoeke [sii ng, sii ng] knn dyaqnn ǁxaanǁxaan

as grown-up men

ng ǁxaanǁxaan,

they look, they look, they go past the grown-up man

hng (sng) ǂaqe, hng (sng) ǂaqe, hng ǃare ng nǃain,

the grown-up man looks at them

nǃain a ǂaqe hngke,

they go by that place

a knn ǃare ng ki a,

the grown-up man looks, they go by

nǃain ǂaqe, knn ǃare,

but the grown-up man does not speak

maar ǁhoen ǂoo ǁu ǂxoa,

lloks at the children, says "these children"

ǂaqe ǀoeke, ku, "ǀoeke ngke",

they go away

ǁʼann hngke,

these children pretend to be grown-ups, they go past

tya ǀoeke kxʼuu ǁxaanǁxaan, hng nǁaka hng ǁʼaa nǁang,

stay there.

nǁaa soo,

(...) looks back,

(entjie saa xa ha nǁaa) ǁaaǁʼng,

says surely to the other one "look, he is watching".

seker ka ng ǃuu a ko, "nǀaaa, kua ǂaqe",

But he lies.

maar ku gǀuu,

And the small tsamma (...)

a kaǂau ʘuni (...),

We go home.

si ǂqhaake, i ǁʼaru,

(They) go home.

ǁʼaa nǁang,

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