She's a guide at !Khwa ttu, and has spent the morning chatting to me, helping me open my ears to hearing the difference between the languages of !Kung and Khwe. As do most San languages, there are six different click sounds (back palette, cheek, front teeth etc) that add to their 'alphabet', making it far more complex to learn than the simpler languages with which I am familiar.
Donigue was born in Angola and spent her pre-teens in the Caprivi where her father and uncle were trackers for the SANDF. At the end of that war, her family chose the option of moving South with the army and were amongst those who were abandoned at Platfontein, living under canvas for ten years. Donique's husband passed away eight years ago and since then she has supported her 4 children who remain with family at Platfontein, all the while remitting all her income to them.
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