Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

Number : 694

Proto-Bushman : *ɣui (?)

Meaning : to lift up

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Ju : *gui

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Proto-Taa : *gúi

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Proto-!Wi : *ui

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

Notes : The tentative reconstruction with *ɣ- is mainly based on the zero in Proto-!Wi, but cf. CK external parallels as well.

North Khoisan etymology :

South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

Proto-Taa : *gúi

Meaning : to lift up

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : gúi kV

References : Traill 173.

South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

Proto-!Wi : *ui

Meaning : to lift

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : ūï, uï, wwhai, wwhei (B.); úï̆, wai, wwại, wẹi, wwhại (Ll.)

References : Bleek 247, 251.

Macro-Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoisan : *ɣui

Meaning : to lift

Proto-Bushman : *ɣui (?)

Proto-Khoe : *khùí (*ɣ-?)

Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoe : *khùí (*ɣ-?)

Meaning : to lift

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *khui

West Khoe : *gùí

East Khoe : *ḱhùí

References : Vossen 448.

West Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-West Khoe : *gùí

Meaning : to lift

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Kxoe (Hukwe) : gùí "to take" (Kö.) (?)

Naro : gùi; gùí (Ba.)

|Gwi : guí (Ta.)

//Gana : guí (Ta.)

References : Barnard 145; Tanaka 57; Visser 29; Vossen 194, 448.

East Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-East Khoe : *ḱhùí

Meaning : to lift

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : khùí

Deti : khùí

Cara : khùí

Tsixa : khùí

Danisi : khùí

Hietshware : šui

References : Dornan 109; Vossen 448.

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