nqokhô

Hadza

Etymology

• from nqokho empty stomach, thirst (from the concave stomach of the baboon)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ͜ǃokʰoː/

Verb

gender of animal	gender/number of addressees
	sg.	pl.	masc. pl.
monkey (f)	nqukhuwii	nqokhôtate	nqokhôtasi
male monkey (m)	nqokhowee	nqokhowate	nqokhowasi

nqokhô

1. (an exclamation made upon making or finding a kill of monkey [baboon or vervet])

See also

• neeko