Wilhelm Bleek
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Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek was a German linguist who lived in the Cape Colony and developed a particular interest for the languages and culture of the San peoples. He is the author of A Comparati
The Hill in Mowbray in the early 1870s when the Bleeks lived there and where many of the ǀxam instructors interviews occurred
Wilhelm Bleek's grave, Wynberg Cemetery, Cape Town
ǃkweiten ta ǁken
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ǃkweiten ta ǁken, also known as Rachel or Griet, was a noted ǀxam chronicler of ǀxam culture and knowledge. Although her contributions to the Bleek and Lloyd archive of "Specimens of Bushman Folklore"
Wilhelm Bleek
…other families lived with Bleek and Lloyd in Mowbray, and were interviewed by them. Amongst the people interviewed by Bleek were ǂkasin and his wife ǃkweiten ta ǁken, as well as Dia!kwain. Many of the ǀxam-speakers interviewed by Bleek and Lloyd were related to one another. Bleek and Lloyd learned and wrote down…
!Kweiten ta ken 1870s