ʘqâ̰a

ʘqâ̰a (tone I, class 3, plural ʘqâ̰a-nî, diminutive kâ-ʘqó̰u-bâ, diminutive plural kâ-ʘqóõ-nî ʘʻâni)

1. child (generic) (alienable)

• The plural is a member of Noun Class 4 and Tone Class II.
• The singular diminutive is in Noun Class 3, and the plural is in Noun Class 2. Both are members of Tone Class I.

• ʘqa̰a ǀá tâa `a̰a = boy
• ʘqa̰a ǀá tâa qáe = girl

• ʘàa (inalienable)
• qâm ǀṵa kán (last born)
• qó̰u-bà (infant)

• Traill, Anthony (1994) Rainer Voßen, editor, A ǃXóõ Dictionary (Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung/Research in Khoisan Studies; 9), Köln/Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN