Meaning of !Kung | Babel Free
/kʊŋ/Definitions
Noun. [B1]
Examples
“One of [the few hunter-gatherer cultures that remain] is the !Kung of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, Africa (the exclamation point in !Kung represents one of four clicking sounds in their language).”
“For example, the !Kung* Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana have an explanation for the Milky Way, which at their latitude is often overhead. […] *The exclamation point is a click, made by touching the tongue against the inside of the incisors, and simultaneously pronouncing the K.”
“The exclamation point in !Kung is pronounced as a click and is characteristic of Khoisan languages.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.