NM071214-01cA

tell her the Boers hunted

ǀqxʼaea kua ǀʼhuun xa ǀqxʼoan,

no I can only tell you about hunting

nee, ek kan jou net vertel van die jag,

the grandfather goes and hunts

oupa ǁʼae ǀqxʼoan,

isn't it?

is mos,

yes

ja

(he) goes and kills

ǁʼae ǀhaa,

he sees ?, he catches a hare

hau nǀai, (...), hau ǀai nǃaun,

hare

nǃaun,

nǃaun means hare

nǃaun is mos haas,

he kills hares

hau ǀhai nǃaunke,

he kills bat-eared foxes

hau ǀhai ǁʼaake,

bat-eared fox, bak-eared fox

ǃona, ǃona,

what means ǃona, do you know ǃona?

wat is ǃona, ken julle ǃona,

why don't you bring those books so that we can show you those things

hoekom bring julle nie daai boeke saam, lat ons vir julle wys daai goeters,

they won't understand what this thing is

hulle sal mos nie verstaan watse ding is dit,

bat-eared fox

ǃona,

no, they don't understand

hnʼng, hulle verstaan nie

Nigel brought (books) where they (the animals) were in

Nigel het mos altyd gebring waar hulle staan,

he goes and kills the bat-eared fox

hau ǁʼae ng ǀhaa ǃona,

he kills ...

a hau ǀhai

several bat-eared foxes

paar ǃonang, [so]

(he) kills, he ...

ǀhai, ǀhai, hau

puts (them) under a bush, puts (them) under a bush, puts [(them) under a berry bush, puts (them) under a berry bush

ǀʼii kiin ng ʘoo, ǀʼii kiin ng ʘoo, ǀʼii kiin ng ǀaa, ǀʼee kiin ng ǀaa,

he kills hares

a hau ǀhai nǃaunke,

he has gone away with the dogs

hau xa ǁʼae nǀa ǂhuin,

he kills hares, he kills ...

hau ǀhai nǃaunke, hau ǀhai

he bat-eared fox

ǃona,

he kills the hyena

hau ǀhai gǁain,

he kills ...

hau ǀhai

what do you call it ...

dinges

the striped polecat

ǃkxʼaa,

then he comes home

a hau saa nǁang,

he comes and says to us

a hau see ng ku si,

"?, you sit

"nǀaa, u suin,

stand up and go and fetch those things [the hidden Beute]"

aauwe, nǀa u ǁʼaauwe ǀai gunn nǁaa,

then he eat, he lies down

a hau ain, hau tyaa,

? lies down

(...) tyaa,

he says "follow my track, go and fetch the bat-eared fox",

hau ku, "ǀaia ng ǃqain, a ǁʼaauwe ǀai ng ǃona",

I go and take a bat-earded fox, I carry (it)

nau ǁʼae, nya ǀai ǃona, ng ǃʼao,

my sister (also) takes a bat-earde fox, she carrys (it)

ng ǁaaxe ǀai ǃona, ha ǃʼao,

the other one takes the hare, takes the hare

ǃoo a ko ǀai nǃaun, ǀai nǃaun,

he ? the hares, he puts the hares into a sack

hau (...) nǃaunke, ha ǀʼee nǃaunke ng ǁhaan

sabaro

swaro,

(he) puts (the hares) into the sabaro, we carry (them) on the head

ǀʼee swaro, [sau] sau ǃani,

we carry (them), we came and put (them) down, "garndpa

sau (...), si see, si ǁhoo, "oupa,

stand up, we broughr (them)", he says

[si] khuuǁʼaaa, sa xa tsaaʼa", hau ku,

"give me a knife",

"tsaaa nya nǂona",

he flays the bat-eared fox

hau ǃqxʼao ǃona,

(he) flays (it), he says to the other one

ǃqxʼao, hau ku ng ǃoo a ko,

"put water on (to boil) and make food for the dogs so that they can eat, they are hungry",

"gǃai ǁhooa ǃqhaa, a kxʼuua ǂhuinya aan, nǀa hng aan, a hng quqain",

the other one puts the water on (to boil)

[sau] ǃoo a ko gǃau ǁhooa ǃqhaa,

he flays, flays, do you know what'ǃkxʼao means?

[hau] hau [...] ǃqxʼao, ǃqxʼao, weet jy wat is ǃqxʼao,

no, you can tell me later

hnʼng, jy kan later vertel vir my

ǃkxʼao

ǃqxʼao,

now Fytjie shall translate into Afrikaans

nou Fytjie sal tolk in die Afrikaanse taal,

not now

nie nou nie

you have to speak now

jy moet praat nou

not now

nie nou nie

(we) must not translate now, only next year

moenie nou tolk nie, eers volgende jaar

oh, then I will be dead already

o, daar is ek al dood,

he flays, he finishes to flay

hau ǃqxʼao, hau sumu hu ǃqxʼao,

he takes the paws

hau ǀai ng ǃkxʼuuke,

he cooks (it) for the dogs

[ha ...] ha ǁaa ǂhuinya i,

he says to us "do you know something

hau ku si, "gǀa ǁxaea dyisi,

take the ? and clean (them)

ǀaia ng (...) ng u ǀkxʼui ǃʼanu,

and take a small pot and cook for you ...

nǀa u ǀai ng ǂqoa ʘoa, ng u ǃxama ba

the ?

ǁʼaan,

you must not throw them away",

ǁaau ǂaqbe ǁʼaa hng",

I want to eat them

a ng ǂao ng aan hng,

"yes, grandpa",

"ja, oupa",

we go, we make a small fire, we don't make the fire here, we make the fire over there

a sau ǃuun, si kxʼuu ǀʼii ʘoang, si ǁu kxʼuu ǀʼii ng ki a, si kxʼuu ǀʼii doer,

our fire stays alone

si ǀʼii ǁʼoe soo,

we wash (the intestines), we wash, we wash, we wash, we wash

sau ǁʼali, sau ǁʼali, sau ǁʼali, sau ǁʼali, sau ǁʼali,

when we have finished to wash (them), we cook (them)

sau xa klaar ǁʼali, si ǃxama,

he (grandpa) says "come and take this thing",

hau ku, "see ng ǀai ng gao a",

I? go and chop? [the meat]

ng ǁʼae ng ǁqolo,

we take the scissors, we chop (the meat), we chop, we chop, we chop, we chop

sau ǀai seker, si ǁqolo, si ǁqolo, si ǁqolo, si ǁqolo, si ǁqolo,

our grandmother has cooked maize

si ǃuuki [...] hu xa ǃxama mielie,

she (will) dish up maize for us

ha [si] ǁuua sa mielieke,

we come and eat those things with the maize

si see, si aan gunn ng nǀa mielie,

****

hau saa, si see, si dyebe, si dyebe, si dyebe,

****

(...)

grandma says to us "go and fetch water

[a hu] ǃuuki hu ku si, "ǁʼaauwe ng ǀai ng ǃkhaa,

your grandpa is tired",

u ǃuun ke xa ǁqxʼaqika",

we bring him water

si hu tsaa ha ǃkhaa,

he comes and washes (himself)

ha see ng ǁkxʼam,

****

a sau tsaa, ha (...) ǃkxʼuu,

we come and fill the bathtub, we carry (it)

si see ng ǀhuu badsi, si ǃʼao

? house, "grandpa, come and wash (yourself)

(...) nǁang, oupa, see ng ǁʼali,

grandma says you are tired",

ouma ka, a xa dyuun,

"yes, I am tired",

"ke, ng xa dyuun",

I come, I go and wash myself so that the sweat goes off from me

ng see, ng ǁʼae, nya ǁʼali ng, nǀa ʘquisi ǁhoe ng nǀng,

oupa washes (himself), he washes, he waskes, he washes

oupa hu ǁʼali, hau ǁʼali, hau ǁʼali, hau ǁʼali,

when grandpa has finished to wash (himself), he says "do you know something?"

oupa xa klaar ǁʼali, hau ku, "gǀu ǁxae dyisi",

"no, we don't know",

"nǃoʼe, si ǁu ǁxae",

****

"ng (...) ǂqxʼoan, (...)"

but when you see the that sun goes along (that it gets late) ...

maar a u (...) nǀai, ǁʼuin ǃare,