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Story: How 'Mansse' obtained the name of !kau ||hoan

Title

How 'Mansse' obtained the name of !kau ||hoan

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

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). An account of how Dia!kwain's brother-in-law, Mansse, was given the nickname of !kau |ho an, or 'Stone-knee', after he tripped and fell and cut his knee on a stone.

Comments

1) p.5604v: Mansse married Dia!kwain's sister, |a-kkumm, 2) This story is found in Book V-20

Contributors

Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)

Date

16 December 1875

Categories

History (personal)

Keywords

Dia!kwain (the naming of his brother-in-law, Mansse) , Dia!kwain (the names of his relations) , Dia!kwain (his personal history) , Mansse (how he obtained the name !kau |ho or !kau ||hoan, or Stone knee) , Mansse (Dia!kwain's brother-in-law) , name (how Mansse obtained the name of !kau ||hoan or Stone knee) , personal history (the naming of Dia!kwain's brother-in-law, Mansse) , personal history (how Mansse obtained the name of !kau ||hoan or Stone knee)

Story Pages

5605-5607

Page Images

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Book: BC_151_A2_1_069

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Book: BC_151_A2_1_069

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Book: BC_151_A2_1_069