Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0669
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Some account of the Cape of Good Hope
these cliks do not seem to have any particular meaning except possibly to divide words or certain combinations of words how this can be effected unless they can click with their tongues without inspiring their breath appears mysterious to a European & yet I am told that many of the Dutch Farmers understand & speak their language very fluently almost all of them however speak dutch which they do without clicking their tongues or any peculiarity whatsoever
[Margin note] Mauvais honte
In general they have more false shame (Mauvais Honte) than any people I have seen which I have often had occasion to experience when I have with the greatest dificulty persuaded them to dance or even to speak to each other in their own Language in my presence their songs & dances are in Extremes some tolerably active consisting of brisk musick & quick motions generaly consisting of distortions of the body with unnatural leaps crossing the