sīi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sii"

ǃXóõ

Noun

sīi (tone II, class 2, plural sīi-tê)

1. generic locative, side, place (inalienable)

   Téʻè sīi ń kā ǃōo `a̰a.

   This one here is a spear.

   Sīi ń ká ǁâʻũ.

   Here it is cold, This place is cold.

   • Èh sīi-tê kōo kàʻ`ã táʻã ń bà qa̰i k`ã
     • His every parts which are painful, i.e. Everywhere where he has pain
2. impersonal "it"
3. until

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ká sīi = there, here
• ká sīi ǂùã = on one side
• kāʻa sīi = to your side
• sīi táʻ`ã... sīi táʻ`ã = on one hand, on the other, some... others
• ùh sīi táʻ`ã = these (e.g. people) here

See also

• ǂùã

References

• Traill, Anthony (1994) Rainer Voßen, editor, A ǃXóõ Dictionary (Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung/Research in Khoisan Studies; 9), Köln/Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN