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Notebooks

Story: The song of the !ke tsa'ba (a bird)

Title

The song of the !ke tsa'ba (a bird)

Collection

Lucy Lloyd !kun notebooks

Summary

The song of the !ke tsa'ba which is a large black bird. It is respected and not eaten. It eats a root called the djon.

Comments

1) p.9161v: the !ke tsa'ba bird is not eaten, but is respected by the !kun; what it eats, 2) See also Song of the sho sho and Song of the ||ku and Song of the !kan ||ka ||karashe and The song of the ≠ne≠nebbi (woodpigeon) and The song of the sauko and The song of the ≠na≠n'arro and The song of the Ngogan-a (a little bird) and The song of the mother of the little buck and The song of the ||gani (a bird) and The song of the !korro-ssin !ku (or Pit-making Bushmen) and A song of the |kam-ssin !ku (or sun Bushmen) and The song of the !na !na'rishe (a bird), 3) This is found in Book XI & XII-3

Contributors

!nanni (XI)

Date

November 1879

Categories

Poetry, Plants and animals, Custom and daily life

Keywords

song (of the !ke tsa'ba bird) , song (of the !kun) , song (given by !nanni) , bird (the !ke tsa'ba) , !ke tsa'ba (bird) , !ke tsa'ba (its song) , !ke tsa'ba (a description of) , !ke tsa'ba (the diet and habits of) , !ke tsa'ba (is respected and not eaten by the !kun) , !ke tsa'ba (eats a root called the djon) , !ke tsa'ba (a !kun song about) , food (respect for the !ke tsa'ba bird which is not eaten by the !kun) , food (avoidances) , food (observances) , plant (a root called the djon eaten by the !ke tsa'ba bird) , name (of a root eaten by the !ke tsa'ba bird) , name (of a bird, the !ke tsa'ba) , respect (for the !ke tsa'ba bird which is not eaten by the !kun)

Story Pages

9162

Page Images

Image File: A2_1_111_09162.JPG

Book: BC_151_A2_1_111