ǃXóõ
Noun
ǃnáã (tone I, class 3, plural ǃnán-sã)
- spirit, being, "humour" of someone alive or of a living animal
- Tâa ń kâ bà ǀʻâa ǃqhàa ń kâ bà ǃáa èh ǃnáã ń ʘkxʻúm.
- If a person dies and it rains, his spirit is good.
- Āh ǃnáã ń ʘkxʻúm.
- Your hands are nice. (i.e. your spirit is good; said of someone who successfully invokes the rain by singeing a skin)
References
- A ǃXóõ Dictionary, ISBN 978-3-89645-869-8