sīi

See also: sii, síi, and si'i

ǃXóõ

Noun

sīi (tone II, class 2, plural sīi-tê)

  1. generic locative, side, place (inalienable)
    • Téʻè sīi ń kā ǃōo `a̰a.
      • This one here is a spear.
    • Sīi ń ká ǁâʻũ.
      • Here it is cold, This place is cold.
    • Èh sīi-tê kōo kàʻ`ã táʻã ń bà qa̰i k`ã
      • His every parts which are painful, i.e. Everywhere where he has pain
  2. impersonal "it"
  3. until

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • ká sīi = there, here
  • ká sīi ǂùã = on one side
  • kāʻa sīi = to your side
  • sīi táʻ`ã... sīi táʻ`ã = on one hand, on the other, some... others
  • ùh sīi táʻ`ã = these (e.g. people) here

See also

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