NF071017-02_A

Janniejannie

Janniejannie,

(SJ to DJ) "you must stand up and go fetch food for us from the old white woman"

"a si khuuǁʼng, a ǁʼaa ǀaa dya aanki ng ǀʼhuunsi ǁhoon ǀaa",

(DJ) "no, brother

"nee boetie,

I will get tired? when I go?"

[a na ng] na si ǁʼng ǀhoo ǃuunki,

(SJ) "no, ? you can/shall? just sit and watch the sheep"

"nee, [a a si] a ǁu si ku, nǀa a si neti suin nǀaa ng ǀoaxu

you must turn them (the sheep) around so that they come and lie down"

a ǁxae khaʼu hngke, nǀa hng sii ng dyaba",

(DJ) "yes, brother"

"ja boetie",

(SJ) "I walk"

"na dyaqnn",

Janniejannie (SJ) stands up and goes away, he stands up, he walks

Janniejannie ke ǃʼuun, ǁʼannʼa, ha ǃʼuunwa, ha dyaqnn,

he walks, he walks, he goes to the white woman, he then says to the white woman: "hello, white woman"

ha dyaqnn, ha dyaqnn, ha ǁʼae [ǀʼhuunsi] ǀʼhuunsi ǁʼorake, ha nǁaa ku ng ǀʼhuun ǁʼorake, "nebeke, ǀʼhuun ǁʼorake",

the white woman serves him coffee

ǀʼhuun ǁʼorake ke ǂhaun ha ng koffie,

he drinks

ha kxʼaan,

then she serves him ...

a ha ǂhaun ha ng

food, he eats

aanki, ha aan,

he eat up, he eats, he eats, he eats

a ha aan tyoa, ha aan, ha aan, ha aan,

then he drinks the coffee

a ha kxʼain koffie,

then he goes

a ha ǃuun,

Janniejannie

Janniejannie,

(SJ) "Stupid Jan

"Dom Jan,

you must well look after the sheep"

a si ǃaise ǂaqe ǀoaxu",

there goes Janniejannie (SJ)

Janniejannie ke ǁʼannʼa ha,

he (DJ) goes, he ...

ku ǁʼae, ku

? the sheep, ? the sheep [TG: so that they stay together], "hey, my brother said to you

ǁxae ǀoaxu, ǁxae ǀoaxu, "hey, [ng] ng ǁaun ke kua ng gǀu,

you must lie down

u si dyaba,

you must not walk around

u ǁu si dyaqnn tyiin,

you must lie down here

u si dyaba ki aha,

when the sun is warm ...

ǁʼuin si [ǃoon ǃoon], ǃoon koqna,

you must lie down"

u ke si dyaba",

then he turns around ?, he ...

a ku (...) khaʼu, ku

takes the sheep, he goes in [between] ...

ǀai ǀoaxu, ku ǀʼee

the sheep, chases them, he catches ...

ǀoaxu, nǂaua hngke, ku ǃhaqm uu

catches the sheep

ǃʼuu ǀoaxu,

cuts off their hocks

ǀaa ǁhau hng ǀqoeke,

cuts off their hocks, they sit down

ǀaa ǁhau hng ǀqoeke, hng ǃʼhaun,

cuts off their hocks, cuts off their hocks, cuts off their hocks, they sit down

ǀaa (...) ǁhau hng ǀqoeke, ǀaa (...) ǁhau hng ǀqoeke, ǀaa ǁhau hng ǀqoeke, hng ǃʼhaun,

(DJ to the sheep) "that is (what) my brother says to you, you must sit down

"(...) ki a ke ng boetie ka u, u si ǃʼhaun,

you must sleep

u si ʘunn,

you must not walk around

u gǂii dyaqnn tyiin,

why do you stand and walk around

dyisi xae u ǃʼaa naa, u dyaqnn tyiin ng nǁaa,

the sun is warm

[...] ǁʼuin haqaʼi,

you (must) lie down

u dyaba,

this is what (my) brother said

ki a ke boetie ng kua,

(my) brother ?will come again?, he will come and (sit and) beat me"

a boetie si weer saa, ha saa, ha suin ng ǂamʼa ng",

there ...

a ku

he goes, he walks, he walk, he then? walks, he walks, he walks

ǁʼannʼa ku, ku dyaqnn, ku dyaqnn, ku nǁaa dyaqnn, ku dyaqnn, ku dyaqnn,

then he sees his shadow, he says ...

ku nǁaa nǀaa ku kanǂoqno, ku ku

to the shadow

ng kanǂoqno,

he sees a child that walks behind him

ku nǀaa ǀoba ke he ǀhunna ku,

(he) takes out ...

ǀai ǁhuu

the coffee

koffie,

(DJ to his shadow) "you, take

"a, ǀaia,

I don't know why you ...

ng ǁu ǁxaea, tyuin xae a

follow me"

ǀʼhunna ng nǁaa",

(DJ) walks, walks again, walks, walks, walks, walks, walks, walks, he sees again (the shadow/"child")

dyaqnn, gǀoe dyaqnn, dyaqnn, dyaqnn, dyaqnn, dyaqnn, ku gǀoe nǀaa,

(DJ to his shadow) "do you want sugar?"

"gǀa ǂaoa ǂhau",

(he) takes the sugar out

ǀai ǁhuu ǂhau,

(he) gives (the sugar) to the child

aa ǀoba i,

to the shadow

kanǂoqno i,

then he walks again, he walks, he walks, he walks

ku nǁae gǀoqe dyaqnn, ku dyaqnn, ku dyaqnn, ku dyaqnn,

he walks, he walks, he walks, he walks

ku dyaqnn, ku dyaqnn, ku dyaqnn, ku dyaqnn,

he walks ? and sees (again?) ...

[kua] kua dyaqnn (...) nǀaa,

his shadow lies? now again right under him [lit.: under his feet]

ku kanǂoqno tyaa (...) gǀoqe reg nǁaa [ku ku ku ku ku ku] ku kaǃkxʼuu,

(DJ to his shadow) "do you really follow me?"

"gǀa meening ǀʼhunna ng",

(he) puts down ...

ǀai ǁhuu

the pumpkin which was (put down) on his head

pampoensi he gǃau ǁhooa ng ku nǀaa,

he puts (it) down there, (DJ to shadow) "I will cover your face"

[ku ku] ku ǁhoo ng tyoxoe, "na si ǂʼaoke a xuu",

(he) puts down the pumpkin on ...

gǃau ǁhoo pampoensi ng [ǀai ng]

on his shadow's head

ng [ng ng ku ku] ku kanǂoqno [si ng] si nǀaa,

(he) puts down ...

gǃau ǁhoo

the pumpkin there

pampoensi ng tyoxoe,

then he goes

a ku ǃuun,

he walks, he walks, he walks, he walks

ku dyaqnn, ku dyaqnn, ku dyaqnn, ku dyaqnn,

???

ku nǀaa, ku ǁaaǁʼng, ku nǀaa ku kanǂoqno kiin nǁaa ke hng tyaa,

he says "why does the child not want to turn around [go back]?"

ku ku, "tyuin xae ǀoba ǁu [ǁu] ǂaoa, ha khaʼu nǁaa",

(he) takes off the flour sack

ǀai ǁhuu meel ǁxaan,

(he) pours (the flour) away

ǂaqbe ng ǁʼaa,

(DJ to his shadow) "take!

"ǀaia,

you who always ...

jy wat nou [al al] al

you take my food"

a huniki ǀai ng aanki",

there he goes, he walks, he walks, he walks

ǁʼannʼa ku dyaqnn, ku dyaqnn, ku dyaqnn,

he goes, he goes to his brother, he (DJ) says to Janniejannie (SJ)

ku ǁʼae, [ku] ku ǁʼaa ku boetie, ku (...) ku ng [ng] Janniejannie,

"brother

"boetie,

the child refuses to turn around

ǀoba ke ǀaqra ha khaʼu,

he (the "child") sees himself? ...

a ha ǁquni nǀai,

I ...

[...] ng

gave him the whole food

[aa kua huni aa] huniki aa kua aanki,

but he refusest to turn around"

maar [ku] ku ǀaqra ku khaʼu",

then ...

a

his brother (SJ) says "it is your shadow"

ku ǁaun ku, "a kanǂoqno ke",

Stupid Jan, it is your shadow"

[Janniejannie, a ka, Dom] Dom Jan, [a ka] a kanǂoqno ke",

his brother (SJ) takes him (DJ), he (SJ) beats him (DJ

[...] ku ǁaun ǀai ku, ha ǂamʼa ku,

then he (DJ) runs away

a ku ǁhao,

then he goes and enters a camelthorn tree, he sits on top inside (the tree)

(...) a ku ǁʼaa, ku ǀʼee ǃuu, ku ǁain ǀʼee suin,

he sits there, the sun sets

ku nǁaa sooa tyoxoe, ǁʼuin ǀʼee,

when the sun (?has) set ...

ǁʼuin nǁaka ha ǀʼee,

(then) he comes to his brother, he comes and says

(ku ku) ku sii ku ǁaun, ku sii ku,

(DJ to SJ) "what should we do with the sheep, they that thus ...

"gǀi si dyee kxʼuu ng ǀoaxu ngke he ng ...

that are sitting down (like this?)

[he] he ng ǃʼhaunwa,

they refuse to stand up"

hng ǀaqra hng khuuǁʼng",

they go away, his brother (SJ) takes him (DJ), they walk

knn ǁʼaa, [ku ...] ku ǁaun ǀai ku, [knn] knn dyaqnn,