Peripheral Khoisan etymology : List with all references

Number : 349

Proto-Bushman : *ǀkxori

Meaning : dirt

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Ju : *ǀxʼuri

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

ǂHoan : *ǀkxori

Bushman > ǂHoan : Bushman > ǂHoan

Notes : Nama ǀuri- id.

Proto-Ju: *!̯ʰa

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: meat, flesh

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : !ʰá (n5 -si) "game, animal, meat, flesh" // !ʰá-mà, pl. !ʰá-mʰí (n5) "animal"; !ʰà-xʼàò (n1 -si) "hunter"; !ʰá-xʼòà (n5 -si) "meat pot", etc.

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): !ʰa

ǀǀAuǀǀen : !á ~ !ʰaː ~ ǀǀáː ~ ǂa

Nogau : ǀǀʰa

!Kung (Lloyd) : !̯ʰắ ~ ǀǀʰá ~ ǀǀʰà ~ ǀǀʰá-ssiŋ ~ ǀǀă ~ ǀǀá-ssiŋ

!Kung (Doke): !̯ʰá ~ ǀǀaː

!O!Kung (Bleek) : ǀǀʰa ~ ǀǀa

!O!Kung (Snyman): ǀǀʰá

Kavango : ǀǀʰá

Tsumkwe : !ʼʰá

Tsintsabis : ǀǀʼʰá

Okongo : ǀǀʼʰá

Leeunes : !̯ʼʰá

Mpunguvlei : ǀǀʼʰà ~ ǀǀʼʰài

Cuito : ǀǀʼʰà ~ ǀǀʼʰài

Cuando : ǀǀʰà

South Omatako : !ʼʰá

North Omatako : !ʼʰá

Kameeldoring : !ʼʰá

Lister : !ʼʰàa

References : Bleek 402, 423, 470, 546, 572, 654; Dickens 312; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 56; Snyman 1980: 44; Snyman 1997: 93.

RefLex number: 2271

Proto-#Hoan : *|kxori

Meaning : filth, dirt

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

#Hoan : k|χʔori (BC.); |xʔṓri-qà (G.)

References : Bell-Collins 2001: 144; Gruber 1975: 24.

Proto-Khoisan : *|kxUri

Meaning : dirt

Proto-Bushman : *|kxori

Proto-Khoe : *|kxuri

Notes : More likely a cultural term borrowed from Khoe into Bushman than a common Khoisan root.

Proto-Khoe : *|kxuri

Meaning : dirt

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *|kxuri

West Khoe : *|kxuri

Proto-Khoekhoe : *|kxuri

Meaning : to become dirty, grubby, soiled

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Nama : |uri

!Ora : |xʔuri

References : Haacke 56; Meinhof 98; Rust 370.

Proto-West Khoe : *|kxuri

Meaning : dirt

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Naro : |xʔuri

References : Visser 9.

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