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Story: How Xaa-ttin asked (or prayed to) the dead magician (named !nuin-|kui-ten) for rain, which was speedily bestowed
Title
How Xaa-ttin asked (or prayed to) the dead magician (named !nuin-|kui-ten) for rain, which was speedily bestowed
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Summary
A dead Sorcerer, name !nuin|kúïten, asked by the narrator’s father for rain; which speedily came. In the Katkop dialect, by Díä!kwãin (L V.-14. 5068rev.-5078-rev.). Dia!kwain's father, Xaa-ttin, prays to his ancestor, the dead rainmaker !nuin-|kui-ten, for rain.
Comments
1) Date on p.5070v: 25 July, 2) This story is found in Book V-14
Contributors
Date
July 1875
Categories
The Rain and Rain's water, History (personal), Celestial bodies and aeroscopy
Keywords
Dia!kwain (the names of his relations) , Dia!kwain (his father Xaa-ttin's prayer for rain) , Dia!kwain (his ancestors) , Dia!kwain (his personal history) , Dia!kwain (his relations) , Dia!kwain (his father asks the dead rainmaker, !nuin-|kui-ten, for rain) , Xaa-ttin (prays for rain) , Xaa-ttin (Dia!kwain's father) , Xaa-ttin (asks !nuin-|kui-ten for rain) , sorcerers (how Xaa-ttin asked the dead magician !nuin-|kui-ten for rain) , sorcerers (rainmakers) , sorcerers (the actions of) , sorcerers (hear when people call) , sorcerers (ancestors) , sorcerers (magicians) , sorcerers (rain-) , sorcerers (dead) , sorcerers (prayers to) , sorcerers (people ask them for rain) , sorcerers (!nuin-|kui-ten) , sorcerers (the power of dead) , praying (for rain) , praying (how Xaa-ttin asked the dead magician !nuin-|kui-ten for rain) , !nuin-|kui-ten (the rainmaker) , !nuin-|kui-ten (is dead) , !nuin-|kui-ten (Xaa-ttin asks him for rain) , !nuin-|kui-ten (and Dia!kwain's ancestors) , !nuin-|kui-ten (gives rain) , rain (the rainmaker, !nuin-|kui-ten) , rain (prayers to) , rain (its smell) , rain (and avoidance behaviour) , rain (customs and rituals relating to) , rain (and the wind) , rain (and springbok) , rain (its hair) , rain (its clouds) , rain (and people's actions) , rain (and dead sorcerers) , rain (and the dead rainmaker !nuin-|kui-ten) , rain (Xaa-ttin prays for) , rain (its sorcerers) , rain (the people ask for) , rain (and rainmaking) , places (Brinkkop) , places (and praying for rain) , places (and rainmaking) , ancestors (and how Xaa-ttin asked the dead magician !nuin-|kui-ten for rain) , ancestors (dead sorcerers or rainmakers) , ancestors (Xaa-ttin prays to his for rain) , rainmaker (and rainmaking) , rainmaker (the actions of) , rainmaker (hear when people call) , rainmaker (ancestors) , rainmaker (magicians) , rainmaker (rain-) , rainmaker (dead) , rainmaker (prayers to) , rainmaker (people ask them for rain) , rainmaker (!nuin-|kui-ten) , rainmaker (the power of dead) , rainmaker (and how Xaa-ttin asked the dead magician !nuin-|kui-ten for rain) , death (spirit-people) , death (and how Xaa-ttin asked the dead magician !nuin-|kui-ten for rain) , death (dead sorcerers or Rainmakers have power over the rain) , names (of a mountain from where rain is asked for) , names (and how Xaa-ttin asked the dead magician !nuin-|kui-ten for rain) , springbok (and the rain) , springbok (and how Xaa-ttin asked the dead magician !nuin-|kui-ten for rain) , spirit–people (and how Xaa-ttin asked the dead magician !nuin-|kui-ten for rain) , spirit–people (dead sorcerers still have power)
Story Pages
5068v-5078 1/2v and inside of back cover
