hanyauku
Language: Rukwangali · [hanjaˈuku] · Pronunciation: hahn-yah-OO-koo
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Meaning
walking on tiptoe across scorching sand
The story
In Rukwangali, spoken along the Kavango river in northern Namibia, the whole scene fits in one word: the quick, yelping dance across sand too hot to stand on. Every beach in August stages it. English can only hotfoot it, towel to sea.
The four rounds
- Which language is it from?
- Rukwangali (Namibia)
- Where would you hear it?
- Halfway between your towel and the sea
- When does it happen?
- At the blazing height of the day
- What does it mean?
- Crossing hot sand on your toes
How it went
Harder than most words so far.
Round one, language, was where most points went.
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