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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 618
Proto-Bushman : *da̰
Meaning : a k. of mongoose/polecat
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Proto-Ju : *daˤ
Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju
Proto-Taa : *dã̰̀
Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa
Notes : Curious preservation of pharyngealization in NK.
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North Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Ju: √hoˤʔoro
Tonal pattern: LH [j]
Meaning: dress
Juǀʼhoan : hòˤʔóró-kʰòè ~ rò-kʰòè (n3 -si)
Notes : Borrowed from Afrikaans.
References : Dickens 1994: 219.
RefLex number: 644
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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-Taa : *dã̰̀
Meaning : striped polecat (Ictonyx striatus)
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
!Xoong : dã̰̀ 2 II, pl. -tê 2 II
References : Traill 157.
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Macro-Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoisan : *na[ŋ]
Meaning : a k. of small predator
Proto-Bushman : *da̰
Sandawe : *naŋwe
Notes : The comparison presupposes a shift *n > *d in Peripheral Khoisan, but the idea still has to be tested on additional data.
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Sandawe etymology :

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Proto-Sandawe : *naŋwe
Meaning : cat
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Sandawe : nauṅgwe (D.); nā̌ŋgē̌ (E.); nang'gwe (K.); nangwe (Kim.); nyáŋgwèè, náŋwè (TBW)
References : Dempwolff 49; Elderkin 1983: 515; Kagaya 96; Kimmenade 50; TBW 305.
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