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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 433
Proto-Bushman : *ǀǀkxa̰[-o]
Meaning : to chop
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Proto-Ju : *ǀǀkho (?)
Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju
Proto-Taa : *ǀǀà̰
Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa
ǂHoan : *ǀǀkxao
Bushman > ǂHoan : Bushman > ǂHoan
Notes : Inclusion of the NK form is very dubious.
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North Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Ju: *ɡǀǀxũ
Tonal pattern: HH [j]
Meaning: to lay down, put down
Juǀʼhoan : ɡǀǀxṹ
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɡǀǀxõ
!Kung (Lloyd) : ǀǀxúŋ ~ ǀǀxúŋ-a ~ ǀǀxúnna
!O!Kung (Snyman): ǀǀxũ
Kavango : ɡǀǀxũ̋
References : Bleek 637; Dickens 217; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 60; Snyman 1980: 3.
RefLex number: 618
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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-Taa : *||à̰
Meaning : to chop
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
!Xoong : ||à̰a -sà ||a̰V L (sg.), ||à̰õ -sà ||a̰BV (pl.)
References : Traill 102, 105.
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East #Hoan etymology :

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Proto-#Hoan : *||kxao
Meaning : to chop
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
#Hoan : ||xʔao (CF)
References : Cornell Files.
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Macro-Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoisan : *ƛVKV
Meaning : to chop
Proto-Bushman : *||kxa̰[-o]
Proto-Khoe : *||kxáó
Sandawe : *ƛ̣axe
Hadza : *ƛa[-ko] (?)
Notes : A good example of a clickless word becoming a click-containing word in Khoe and Peripheral Khoisan: *ƛ̣VxV > *ƛ̣xV > *||kxV-.
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Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoe : *||kxáó
Meaning : to chop, hack
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
West Khoe : *||kxáó
East Khoe : *||ʔáó
References : Vossen 413.
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West Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-West Khoe : *||kxáó
Meaning : to chop, hack
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
//Ani : ||xʔàó
Kxoe (Hukwe) : ||xʔáó
Buga : ||xʔáó
|Ganda : ||xʔáó
Naro : ||xʔáó (V.); ||xau (Ba.)
|Gwi : ||káo (Ta.)
//Gana : ||xʔáó; ||káo (Ta.)
#Haba : ||xʔáó
References : Barnard 132; KH; Tanaka 21; Vossen 413.
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East Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-East Khoe : *||ʔáó
Meaning : to chop, hack
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
|Xaise : ||ʔàó
Cara : ||ʔàó
Danisi : ||ʔàó
Kua : ||ʔáó
Tsua : ||ʔáó
References : Vossen 413.
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Sandawe etymology :

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Proto-Sandawe : *ƛ̣axe
Meaning : to peck; to cut with axe
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Sandawe : tl'axe (K.); tl'aχe (Kim.)
References : Kagaya 102; Kimmenade 57.
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Hadza etymology :

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Proto-Hadza : *ƛa[-ko]
Meaning : to cut; to tattoo
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Hadza : tl'ako, txlako, xlakV, itlʔa (B.); itlʔako "knife" (B.); ʔitla "knife" (E.); ɫako- "to tattoo; to cut a small incision" (S.)
References : Bleek 70, 205, 245, 259; Elderkin; Sands 208.
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