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Story: Moons' (months) possess their names

Title

Moons' (months) possess their names

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Summary

The names for August and September were given by Díä!kwãin, by whom it was also stated that the names for all the months are known to the old people. In the Katkop dialect (L V.-10. 4796).

Comments

1) This story is found in Book V-10

Contributors

Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)

Date

25 May 1875

Categories

Custom and daily life

Keywords

names ('moons' or months) , names (possess their names) , names (of August and September) , names (|xam, of months) , names (of 'moons') , names (known by the old people) , moons (and the |xam names of months) , moons (or months 'possess' their names) , months (or 'moons' possess their names) , old people (know the names of the 'moons' or months)

Story Pages

4796

Page Images

Image File: A2_1_59_04796.JPG

Book: BC_151_A2_1_059