ǂàã

Noun

 * 1) bone (alienated)
 * 2) * Èh ń ǁʻàa ká ǂàã.
 * 3) ** (lit.) He has no bone, i.e. he has no strength.

Noun

 * 1) language (inalienable), word (possessed), voice (possessed)
 * 2) * ǂnái ń ǂʻàma ǂâã ǂʻé.
 * 3) ** (lit.) We two (dual) are having words about him, i.e. complaining about him.
 * 4) * ǂâã ǁʻàa!
 * 5) ** (lit.) no words! (i.e. no problemǃ)

Usage notes
When a bone is possessed, the word is ǂâã, and when alienated, the word is ǂàã. Word or voice, however, are represented oppositely; a possessed voice is ǂàã and an alienated one is ǂâã. This is an important differenceǃ Furthermore, the alienated word for language ǂâã is a member of Tone Class I, not II.

Derived terms

 * = skull (lit. head's bone)
 * = the ǃXóõ language
 * ǂàã ǃxàã = a serious issue