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the hare comes and meets the hyena

nǃaun sii ng mhoo gǁain,

hyena sits alongside (of the road) "come here, come here, hare",

gǁain ǂʼaa soo, ''tsiia ki a, tsiia ki a, nǃaun",

(H) "hey, what should I (go and) do with you, I go to ...

"hey, nǀng ǁʼae ng kxʼuu dyisi ng gǀa, ng ǁʼaa

the jackal",

koro",

the hyena says "come here, come here",

a nǁae gǁain ku, "tsiia ki a, tsiia ki a,

(H) "what do you want to do?" (OP) "no, come here

"[...] gǀa ǂao a kxʼuu dyisi", "nǃoʼe, tsiia ki a,

do you know what?"

gǀa ǁxae dyisi",

the hare says "I don't know

nǃaun ku, "ng ǁu ǁxae",

(OP) "don't you want to carry me?"

"gǀa ǁu ǂao a ǃʼao ng",

the hare says "I can't carry you, don't you see my little ?upper legs are small, and my ?lower legs will break

[nǁae ...] nǃaun ku, "ng ǁu ki nya ǃʼao a, gǀa ǁu nǀai, ng katyhiin ʘuunke ǂʼain nǀa ng kaǃaruke [hng] hng si ǁhaa,

you are big and fat",

a mos nǃain, a ǃqhuin",

"no, carry me just on the back, make just a turn for me

"nǃoʼe, ǃʼaoa ng, a neti ng aa

take me and put me down ...

ǀaia nǀng, a ǁhoo ng

next to the road",

ǃqao ǁʼng",

the hare says "no, I won't do (this)"

nǃaun ku, "nǃoʼe, ng ǁala kxʼuu",

(OP) "oh, you refuse to carry me?!

o, a ǀara a ǃʼao ng,

I will take the kerrie and beat you dead

ng si ǀai ng tsaqm, ng ǂau (...) a,

the hare jumps (away)

nǃaun nǁae ǂkhuun ǃʼuu,

he goes and stands there

ha ǁʼae ǃʼana ki,

he stand, he stands and looks around

ha ǃʼuun, ha ǃʼuun ǃqoeʼin,

hey

jy

he sees ...

ha nǁae nǀaa,

the jackal comes with the cart

koro saa nǀa kara,

he says "oom Klaas, oom Klaas, stop there, stop there

ha nǁae ku, "[oom] oom Klaas, oom Klaas, ǃʼana ki ki, ǃʼana ki ki,

hello, oom Klaas",

hallo oom Klaas",

(he) goes and stops the horses

ǁʼae ǀai xaoke haa,

oom Klaas transports cream

oom Klaas mos ǃabi room,

he comes from Bosrand, he goes to Stellenbosch

ha hooke ng Bosrand, ha ǁʼaa Stellenbosch,

he take the cream to Stellenbosch

[ha mos ...] ha mos ǃabi room, ha ǁʼaeʼin room ng Stellenbosch,

he goes and fetches the mail

ha ǁʼae ha ǀai pos

hm

hm

he goes and fetches the mail

ha ǁʼae ng ǀai ng pos,

he stops the cart

ha nǁae ǀai ǃoo kara,

(OK) "what is this, what is this, no",

"dyisi xae, dyisi xae, nǃoʼe",

(H) "no, oom Klaas", (OK) "hey, what is this, hare?"

"nǃoʼe, oom Klaas", "hey, dyisi xae, nǃaun",

(H) "hey, oom Klaas

"hey, oom Klaas,

come and listen to hyena

seeʼin tyuu ng gǁain,

oom Hyena says I must carry (him)

oom gǁain ka, ng ǃʼao,

don't you see my legs are small, and my feet ...

gǀa ǁu nǀai ng kakhiin ʘuunke ǂʼain, nǀa ng kaǃkxʼuu

oom Wolf ...

oom oom] oom gǁain

he is big

ha nǃain,

he says I (must) carry (him) and put him down there next to the road

ha ka ng ǃʼao, ng ǁʼaa, nya ǁhoo ha ng ǃqao ǁʼng,

(OK) "who?

"tyuu,

hyena, do you know, don't you see my time is running away

gǁain, gǀa ǁxaea (...), gǀa ǁu nǀai, ng tydi ǃare,

I transport cream, I bring the cream to Stellenbosch, I don't have your (?...)"

[ng] ng ǃabia room, a ng ǁʼaaʼin room ng Stellenbosch, ng ǁu ki a (...)",

(H) "no, just come and help me with oom Wolf",

"nǃoʼe, a net see ng hui ng nǀa oom gǁain",

he (OK) jumps down (from the cart)

ha nǁae ǂhuun ǁhoe,

(OK) "good morning, oom Wolf, good morning, om Wolf

"ǃʼhoonga oom gǁain, ǃʼhoonga oom gǁain,

what's that?"

dyisi xae",

(OP) "no, I said ...

"nǃoʼe, ng xa kua,

no, the hare lies

nǃoʼe, nǃaun ke gǀuu,

I said to the hare he must walk together with me",

ng xa kua ng nǃaun, ha ǁʼae nǀa ng",

the hare says "you said I (must) carry you

nǃaun ku, "a xa kua, ng ǃʼao a,

I cannot carry you, you are really big

ng mosi ǁu ki ng ǃʼao a, a mosi nǃain,

you will break my legs, don't you see my little legs?"

a si ǁhaa ng katyhiin, gǀa ǁu nǀai ng katyhiin ʘuunke",

(...) the jackal says "hey

(...) koro nǁae ku, "hey

why do you want that the hare carries you?"

dyisi a ǂao nǃaun ǃʼao a",

(OP) "no, I did not say this",

"nǃoʼe, ng ǁu xa ng kua",

he (OK) says "hare, go and bring me a sack, go and bring me a woolsack",

ha ku, "nǃaun, ǁʼae ng tsaa nya ng ǁhaan, ǁʼaea ng tsaa nya wolsake",

the hare goes and brings him a woolsack, (OK) "go in here, oom Klaas

nǃaun ǁʼang tsaa ha wolsak, "ǀʼeea ki a, oom Klaas,

go in, go in, go in, oom Wolf

ǀʼeea, ǀʼeea, ǀʼeea, oom gǁain,

go in, oom Piet

ǀʼeea, oom Piet,

go in, go in

ǀʼeea, ǀʼeea,

go in, go in",

ǀʼeea, ǀʼeea",

he (OK) says (to H) "go and fetch the wire

ha ku, "ǁʼaea ng ǀai draadsi,

bring me the wire that hangs (there), and the tongs

tsaaa nya draadsi ha ǂkhaqna, nǀa tang,

we tie the sack's opening",

si ǁʼngke ǁhaan tyuu",

he (OK) says to the hare "take the kerrie",

ha ku ng nǃaun, "ǀaia ng tsaqm",

the hare says "what do I do with the kerrie?"

nǃaun ku, "nǀng dyaa kxʼuu ng tsaqm",

(OK) "no, take the kerrie, take the kerrie",

"nǃoʼe, ǀaia ng tsaqm, ǀaia ng tsaqm",

(the session was interrupted by a rininging cell phone and a visitor for about 3 minutes)

[...]

well

nou ja,

he (OK) says to the hare

ha ku ng nǃaun,

"take the kerrie and beat (OP)

"ǀaia ng tsaqm, ǀkxʼaikea,

beat (him)

ǀkxʼaikea,

when you beat (him), when you see there is still breathing, then you beat (him) here where he breathes, you beat here, you beat here, you beat here",

au ǀkxʼaike, au nǀai daar nog kaqan, au ǀkxʼaike ki a hau (...) kaqan, hau ǀkxʼaike ki a, au ǀkxʼaike ki a, au ǀkxʼaike ki a",

he (OK) says "beat oom Wolf", then oom Wolf (says) "ai",

ha ku, "a nǁae ǀkxʼaike oom gǁain", oom gǁain nǁae "ai",

(H) "oom Wolf, how tastes the sack?

"oom gǁain, [...] ǁhaan dyee tyhaa,

how tastes the sack, hm, it is tasty",

ǁhaan dyee tyhaa, haʼa, ha tyhaaʼi",

he (OK) says "beat (him), beat (him)

ha ku, "ǀkxʼaikea, ǀkxʼaikea,

when you beat (him), when I come back from this place, then you [must] have beaten him

au ǀkxʼaike, a nyau hooke ng ki, ahu xa ǂxamʼa ku,

so that I can shake him out of the sack",

nǀa ng see ng ǂunn kaǃaqa ǁhubu ku ng ǁhaan",

the hare beats, he beats the hyena, he beats, the hyena jumps around, the hyena jumps around, the hyena jumps around

nǃaun nǁae ǀkxʼaike, ha ǀkxʼaike gǁain, ha ǀkxʼaike, gǁain nǁaa oro, gǁain nǁaa oro, gǁain nǁaa oro,

he sees the hyena ...

ha nǁae nǀaa, gǁain

does not jump around anymore

ǁu tlhola ha oro,

he looks ...

a ha ǂaqe

there he is still breathing

ǃxoe ki ha nog kaqan,

he beats (him)

ha nǁae ǂxam,

he beats (him)

ha ǂxam,

he beats (him)

ha ǂxam,

he beats (him)

ha ǂxam,

he beats (him)

ha ǂxam,

he beats (him) but?/if? he [OP] is still kicking

ha ǂxam, ha nǁae kxʼuusi nǂaqa,

(H) kicks the sack

nǁae nǂaqa ǁhaan,

(H) "stand up

"khuuǁʼnga,

are you still alive?

gǀa [...] nog uin,

stand up",

khuuǁʼnga",