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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :
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Number : 184
Proto-Bushman : *ɳǀV
Meaning : to see, look
Proto-Ju : *ɳǀa
Proto-Taa : *ɳǀâ
Proto-!Wi : *ɳǀɛ
bshet-proto,bshet-meaning,bshet-prnum,bshet-nkh,bshet-nkhnum,bshet-xoo,bshet-xoonum,bshet-xam,bshet-xamnum,
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North Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Ju: *gumi ~ *gome
Tonal pattern: HH [j] ~ LL [k] ~ LL [e]
Meaning: cow
Juǀʼhoan : gúmí (n3) // gúmí-dí / (n2 -sĩ) "cow"; gúmí-mà, pl. gúmí-mʰí (n2) "calf"; gúmí-ɡ!ȍˤ, pl. gúmí-ɳǀǀȁèˤ (n2) "bull"
ǀǀAuǀǀen : gome ~ gume
!Kung (Lloyd) : goḿmi
!Kung (Doke): gumi
!Kung (Vedder): gòme
!Kung (Wilhelm): gŭmiː
!Kung (Weich): gumi
!O!Kung (Bleek) : gòmi ~ gumi
Kavango : gùmì
Ekoka : gùmì, pl. gùmí "cattle" // gùmì-dē "cow"
Various addenda: Passarge (!Kung): gome.
Notes : Class 1. The word is probably of CK origin (PKK *goma) and the two vocalic variants may reflect different stages of borrowing.
RefLex number: 254
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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :
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Proto-Taa : *ɳ|â
Stems : *ɳ|ã̂; *ɳ|ê
Meaning : to see; to look
!Xoong : ɳ|ã̂ -sà ɳ|aV [H]; ɳ|âa kV "look into"; |ŋi, |ŋe, |ŋei (Mg.)
Masarwa : |na, |ne, |nyn
|Nu//en : |nē
!Xoong derivates : ɳ|ái sòo "lit. see medicine", ɳ|ái !qhàn "lit. see the moon, i.e. menstruate for the first time"; ká ɳ|ã̂ kî "search by peering about"
xooet-stems,xooet-meaning,xooet-prnum,xooet-xoo,xooet-masa,xooet-nuen,xooet-xoo_der,xooet-refer,
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South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :
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Proto-!Wi : *ɳ|ɛ
Meaning : to see; to look
|Xam : |nā, |nã̄ (B., Ll.); |nē_, |nī̃, |nī, |ni (B.); |nī̃, |nĩ, |nī, |nĭ (Ll.)
//Ng : |nā, |ne, |ni
N|huki : ɳ|aʔa
#Khomani : |ŋ̥ĩ (Dk.); |na, |ŋe, |ŋẽĩ, |ŋei, |ŋ̥ai, |ŋ̥e, |ŋ̥ĩ (Mg.)
//Kxau : |nā; |nī "to observe"
//Ku//e : |ne
Seroa : |na (Wu.)
!Gã!ne : |na
//Xegwi (Batwa) : |nā, |ne
|Auni : -|nā
|Haasi : |nã|nã, |ni "to find"
|Nusan : |nã
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Macro-Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Khoisan : *|Ṽ
Meaning : to see
khoiet-meaning,khoiet-bsh,khoiet-san,khoiet-had,
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Sandawe etymology :
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Proto-Sandawe : *|a(ŋ)
Meaning : to see
Sandawe : |`à (D., Kim.); |ang' "look at" (K.); |â(ŋ), |áŋʔṑ, g|âŋ (TBW)
sanet-meaning,sanet-prnum,sanet-san,sanet-refer,
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Hadza etymology :
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Proto-Hadza : *|i
Meaning : to see
Hadza : |ki, |kia (B.); |i-yé (E.); k|i- (S.); |hìyá (TBW)
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