CUTTING OFF THE TOP OF THE LITTLE FINGER.
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SECOND ACCOUNT.
Specimens of Bushman Folklore, by W.H.I. Bleek and L.C. Lloyd, [1911], at sacred-texts.com
Her father, |Ukwaiyau, was the one who cut off the upper joint of his daughter Kaueten-ang's little finger.[1]
My husband was the one who cut off (the upper joint of) !kabbe-tu's ("Willem Streep's") finger.
[1. |Xaken-ang further explained that the joint is cut off with reed. It is thought to make children live to grow up. It is done before they suck at all.]
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