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Story: |uma: his capture by the Makoba and his Boer masters

Title

|uma: his capture by the Makoba and his Boer masters

Collection

Lucy Lloyd !kun notebooks

Summary

|uma relates his personal experiences and his capture by the Makoba. The account includes his meeting with Da, and describes the travels of the two boys with a series of 'masters' and their journey to the Cape.

Comments

1) p.10 233v: a note by Lloyd to get more information from |uma about how his half-brother was sent back and why the Makoba took the boys in the first place, 2) p.10 237v: (Tamme, 11 October 1881) Words and sentences; the name of the Boers' place or country, 3) p.10 240v: some details about 'Messer Karo', the game hunter, 4) p.10 241v: details about the Boers who came for |uma and Da, 5) p.10 244v: |uma and Da's new master who took them from the hunter, 6) See also Da: his capture and the death of his parents, 7) This story is found in Book XIII & XIV-1

Contributors

|uma (XIII)

Date

2 October 1881 (started)

Categories

History (personal)

Keywords

|uma (his capture by the Makoba and his 'Boer' masters) , |uma (his experiences with the peoples of Damaraland) , |uma (his personal history) , |uma (is accused of stealing) , |uma (his journey to the Cape) , |uma (and the Berg Damaras) , |uma (and coloured people in the Cape) , |uma (the names of his relations) , |uma (and Da) , |uma (and the Makoba) , |uma (captured with his half-brother) , |uma (the death of his half-brother) , |uma (his treatment) , |uma (his people) , |uma (his country) , |uma (the names of his masters) , |uma (at Walvis Bay) , |uma (at the Cape) , |uma (and the Namaquas) , |uma (and the 'Cape white men') , |uma (and the game hunter, Karo) , |uma (and the 'Boers') , |uma (in the land of the Ovaherero) , |uma (his journey) , |uma (his travels) , |uma (how he was taken from his parents) , gun (|uma exchanged for one by the Makoba) , capture (of |uma by the Makoba) , Da (his master) , Da (his journey with |uma to the Cape) , Da (and |uma) , Da (his personal history) , Da (and |uma's capture) , white men (in Damaraland) , white men (their relations with the !kun) , white men (and the inhabitants of Damaraland) , white men ('Cape') , white men ('Boers') , white men (masters) , white men (and |uma and Da) , white men (their treatment of the !kun boys) , white men (their relationships with the !kun children and other peoples) , white men (the names of |uma's masters) , white men (and |uma's capture) , Makoba (their relations with the !kun) , Makoba (and the capture of |uma) , Makoba (exchanged |uma with a 'Boer' for a gun) , !kun (their relations with other peoples in their country) , !kun (experiences of the -boys) , Damaraland (peoples of) , Damaraland (white men in) , Damaraland (its inhabitants) , names (of people |uma and Da met on their travels) , names (of peoples of Damaraland) , names (of |uma and Da's relations) , names (of the 'Boer' masters) , Ovaherero (and |uma's capture) , Ovaherero (|uma in their country) , Boer (masters) , Boer (Dutch) , Boer (and |uma's capture) , Boer (their relations with the !kun) , Damaras (Berg) , Damaras (and |uma's capture) , Damaras (their relations with the !kun) , Namaquas (and |uma's capture) , Namaquas (their relations with the !kun) , Walvis Bay (and |uma's capture) , Walvis Bay (and |uma's and Da's journey to the Cape) , Cape ('Cape white men') , Cape (|uma's and Da's journey to the Cape) , hunting (the game hunter, Karo) , hunting (and |uma's capture) , personal history (|uma's and Da's journey to the Cape) , personal history (of |uma and Da) , parents (how |uma was taken from his) , death (of |uma's half-brother) , death (and |uma's capture) , journey (of |uma and Da to the Cape) , journey (and |uma's capture) , master (|uma and his 'Boer' masters) , master (and |uma's capture) , travels (of |uma and Da and the 'Boer' masters) , Dutch (masters) , Dutch ('Boer') , Dutch (and |uma's capture) , Dutch (their relations with the !kun)

Story Pages

10 225-10 252v

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