heart — happy 1 realization Unique
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Khwe
lexeme ǂáó
meaning 1 heart
direction —
meaning 2 be happy
reference Kilian-Hatz, Khwe dictionary. 2003: 177
comment

The second meaning is 'be happy, be glad'. There are only a few real adjectives in Khwe, and so-called verbs are often used to express these meanings. In some contexts, it's a verb, 'to be happy', while in many cases, it's an adjective, 'a happy person'.

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