Although Bleek and Lloyd interviewed other individuals during 1875 and 1876 (Lloyd doing this alone after Bleek's death), most of their time was spent interviewing only six individual |xam contributors.
Fastän Bleek och Lloyd intervjuade andra personer under 1875 och 1876 (Lloyd ensam efter Bleeks död), ägnade de mest tid åt endast sex personer ur |xamfolket.