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Language the cornstone of culture can easily define ones culture. The most fascinating language that I have come across is from the bushmen tribe. There are many different sounds and vowels that make up their language. Five different types of clicking sounds caused by sucking in the tongue and different position of the tongue causes the different tones. In writing they are represented by !, /, and //. The most common spoken click is spoken by the taa group, meaning person or human being. The taa speakers is found in a Kakhari village.//
 * __Language__**

//San people lived in huts that are made from wood. They live in two kind of living groups. The first kind is usually very large holding 10 to 30 families. The group is based on hunters and gathering depending on the husband. The second group is based on cattle units of one or two families whose men work on cattle.//
 * __Behaviors__**



//When becoming a boy to a man a special ritual is held. To start the boy is taught how to hold and shot the bow and a row. When the boy hunts and sucessfully kills its prey, of a antelope he is then concreted a man. For girls when they hit puberty the elderly women brings her in a isolated hut and performs the Eland Bull Dance. Imitating the mating behavior of the eland cows. The man would play the role of a male Eland cow. This ritual help keep the girl beautiful, free from hunger, and thirst, and peaceful. The marriage process is fully in the mothers hand, the daughter or son would have no say in the discussion. The mother would ask permission form the sons mother for approval.//

**A elderly man hunting with the traditional bow and arrow.**

//For many years San culture believes in gods of higher rate and gods of lower rate, animal sprits that bring either good or bad forutine, and Gangwasi. A god of a higher statue is called Gangwan!an!a and a god of lower statue is called Gangwa, know for the trickster god. Feared the most was the spirt called Gangwasi, sprits of the died. Having major sickness are blamed on the sprits of the died. When medicine (they made) had no affect they asked help form a healer. Healers could be both male or female. Having the ability to see the died and heal sickness the younger healers are also able to walk and hold coal without getting burned. Healing dance is taking place for a member in need and depending on how bad the situation more healer are needed. The healing dance is a very old style shown by San rock painting showing the same step movement.//
 * __Beliefs__**

//Bushmen values age the older a person the more respect they are given. Age is shown for leadership. Elders are the one that are able to choose the Kin terms that should be used. Their families are important as while not much husband and wife get divorced. They value their family as much as you value your family and the parents only want the best spouse for the child. Dancing can be used to express multiple events such as healing of the sick, marriage, or just for fun. No matter the event the drums are then central symbol to get the rhythm stated.//
 * __Values__**

//**__society Impact__**// Being the oldest inhabitants to live in South Africa the Bushmen culture has not changed. Keeping to there old traditions they are not affected by the new changes in the world around them. Not evening knowing much about the change around them beside the government change they stay in the barriers that they know. Having no technology or contact to the outside world they are not impacted by the new upgrade society.

//**__Watch a video on the culture__**// //**__ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c246fZ-7z1w __**//

//**__Work-cited__**// //printed source- Printed source was important to my research because the book had inside stories on situations they faced. It also gave me additional information that web sources did not provide.// Lee, Richard B.. //The Dobe Ju/'hoansi//. 2nd ed. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1993. Print.

//Secondary source- This source was important to my research because it gave me fast information on the culture. It also gave me a better understanding on their culture in a simpler way.// "African Tribes - Bushmen/- San People ." //African Safaris, African Tours, Africa Holidays and Africa Travel Guide//. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. .

//"Bushman Culture | Kanana." //Kanana Wilderness and the Motswiri Lodge//. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2011. .//

Primary document- The source allowed me to see what I am researching. I could then better understand the setting of the environment. http://www.namibia-travel.net/northnamibia/bushmen.htm picture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c246fZ-7z1w

J ournal- this source gave me information on the problems that the Bushmen people faced because of the government.
Hansen, Terri. " Bushmen denied water, launch appeal | Mother Earth Journal." Mother Earth Journal | Environmental journalist Terri Hansen reporting American Indian Tribes & Indigenous Peoples: Culture | Climate Change | Traditional Ecological Knowledge | Sustainability & Adaptation | Environmental Justice | Environmental Healt. N.p., 13 Sept. 2010. Web. 25 Jan. 2011. .