Talk:ǃKung people

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Contents 1 Ju/wasi 2 Mythology 3 Pronunciation 4 Suggestion to merge with Bushmen

[edit] Ju/wasi

If this is the name that the people refer to themselves as, this page should be moved to Ju/wasi people I believe. I would do this myself except the contributor of this information was anonymous and provided no reference to support it ... as I don't know the veracity of this, I leave it to another to second this information or provide some backup support for it's truth before making the move. Regards, Courtland 02:39, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

It looks to me as part of the complications of Khoisan languages. I think Ju/wasi people are supposed to speak the Ju/’hoan language rather than the !Kung language. But [1] suggests that some writers think they are the same and others different. I will take it out. --81.131.164.155 22:38, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Mythology

Prishiboro does not sound like a real Khoisan word. Zyxoas (talk to me - I'll listen) 23:22, 26 April 2006 (UTC) Thanks, Ezeu! The original was bloody tedious, and either OR or a copyvio. Zyxoas (talk to me - I'll listen) 11:38, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

• I agree, I cannot find any information about Prishiboro in !Kung religion. My sources call the god of the !Kung either jjnwa-se or maybe Huwe although it's not very clear to me. I'd love to know the source of the Prishiboro mythology.--Nathan Holland 22:19, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

The myths themselves should be in past tense, but if this is a living group of people, shouldn't it be e.g. "believe" and "practice" instead of "believed" and "practiced"? Crater Creator 05:57, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation

I'm sure many people, myself included, would be curious as to how the name of the tribe is pronounced. Perhaps a pronunciation key or something alike would be useful. Also, I believe that their native name isn't "!Kung" isn't it? Please include information about their original name and the origin of the 'curious' exclamation mark. Thanks 219.74.50.44 17:24, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

The ! indicates a clicking sound. 129.21.40.218 21:00, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Suggestion to merge with Bushmen

Suggestion to merge !Kung people with Bushmen, which are known as the !Kung or San the same ethnic group. This group has had many names, originally called Bushmen by the Dutch, the term became derogatory by the British Colonialists and the San or !Kung were applied. However the term Bushmen has had a comeback taking precedence and this article is not as complete as the Bushmen -Kain Nihil 11:56, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

My understanding is that "Bushmen" is more or less a term used for the Khoe & San people in the Kalahari, who (originally) speak Khoisan languages. The ǃKung people, however, are merely one single subgroup of them. The Nama people, for example, are Bushmen, but not ǃKung. Thus I strongly oppose the merge. — N-true 00:55, 12 October 2007 (UTC)