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Notebooks

Story: The death of |kannu the Rain's man who was ||kabbo's person

Title

The death of |kannu the Rain's man who was ||kabbo's person

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Summary

A note by ||kabbo on |kannu, a 'Rain's man', who was ||kabbo's !kui or person after his father's death. |kannu was shot in the dark by his grandson (called !kauken ka |a). The story is continued on p.2264v with further details of |kannu's murder and some details of the incident.

Comments

1) See also |kannu the rainmaker (pp.6639v-6646v), 2) This story is found in Book II-25

Contributors

||kabbo (Jantje) (II)

Date

between December 1872 and July 1873

Categories

History (personal), The Rain and Rain's water

Keywords

rain (|kannu, the 'Rain's man') , rain (and ||kabbo's personal history) , personal history (of |kannu and the 'Rain's man') , personal history (of ||kabbo) , personal history (|kannu was ||kabbo's 'person' and foster father) , personal history (and the death of |kannu the rainmaker) , |kannu (or |kaunu) , |kannu (the Rainmaker) , |kannu (the 'Rain's man') , |kannu (his personal history) , |kannu (was ||kabbo's 'person' and foster father) , |kannu (his other names) , death (of ||kannu the 'Rain's man') , names (|kannu's other was |kaunu) , names (|kannu the rainmaker)

Story Pages

2264opp, 2264v

Page Images

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Book: BC_151_A2_1_031

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Book: BC_151_A2_1_031