Nǀuu

See also: nǀuu

English

Proper noun

Nǀuu

  1. A dialect of the Nǁng language spoken in South Africa, sometimes also used for the language as a whole.
    • 2015, David Smith, The Guardian, 9 June:
      Hanna Koper and her two sisters are thought to be the last remaining speakers of the San language N|uu, rated as critically endangered by Unesco.

Nǀuu

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nǀuu

  1. the Nǀuu language.
    Na ǁxaǁxa Nǀuu.
    I learn Nǀuu.
    • 2021, 00:27 from the start, in TYMEBANK "SAVE WHAT MATTERS" directed by ZIPHO DLANGAMANDLA[1], Katrina Esau (actor):
      Nǀuu ke. ng nǀng.
      For me it's Nǀuu.

Synonyms

  • Nǀuuki

References

  1. Shah, Sheena, and Matthias Brenzinger. Ouma Geelmeid ke kx’u ǁxaǁxa Nǀuu. Cape Town: CALDi, University of Cape Town. 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17432.
  2. Sands, Bonny & Jones, Kerry & Esau, Katrina & Collins, Chris & Witzlack-Makarevich, Alena & Job, Sylvanus & Miller, Amanda & Steyn, Betta & Zaanen, Menno & Namaseb, Levi & Berg, Dietloff & Mantzel, Dotty & Damarah, Willem & Snyman, Claudia & Wyk, David & Brugman, Johanna & Exter, Mats & Vaalbooi, Antjie & Westhuizen, Mietjie. (2022). Nǀuuki Namagowab Afrikaans English ǂXoakiǂxanisi/Mîdi di ǂKhanis/Woordeboek/Dictionary.