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Story: Xaa-ttin's accident
Title
Xaa-ttin's accident
Collection
Summary
Explanation of various personal names was given, in the Katkop dialect, by Díä!kwãin (L V.-10. 4751-4754, 4758-4777, 18. 5373 rev., 19. 5505 rev. and 5506 rev., 20. 5572 and 5573, 5605-5607, translated). About Dia!kwain's father Xaa-ttin who received the name Clay-hand after he had an accident while running after springbok; he got his foot stuck in clay and fell, dislocating his thumb.
Comments
1) p.5571v: Xaa-ttin was Dia!kwain's father's 'great name': the nickname Clay-hand in this story was given to him by his friends; Dia!kwain has forgotten his father's 'little' name, 2) This story is found in Book V-20
Contributors
Date
26 November 1875
Categories
Keywords
Dia!kwain (his personal history) , Dia!kwain (his father is Xaa-ttin) , Dia!kwain (accounting for his father's name) , Dia!kwain (Xaa-ttin's accident) , Xaa-ttin (was called Clay-hand) , Xaa-ttin (his hunting accident) , Xaa-ttin (accounting for the giving of his name) , name (of Dia!kwain's father) , name (Xaa-ttin's accident) , name (accounting for the giving of Xaa-ttin's) , personal history (the giving of Dia!kwain's father's name) , personal history (of Dia!kwain and his relations) , personal history (Xaa-ttin's accident) , hunting (Xaa-ttin's accident while after springbok)
Story Pages
5572-5573
