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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 781
Proto-Bushman : *d́xo(ʔ)-
Meaning : to stick in, skewer
Proto-Ju : *dxo
Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju
Proto-Taa : *ʒxôʔni
Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa
bshet-proto,bshet-meaning,bshet-nkh,bshet-nkhnum,bshet-xoo,bshet-xoonum,

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North Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Ju: √kaˤʔani
Tonal pattern: LH [j]
Meaning: cowpea, Vigna unguiculata
Juǀʼhoan : kàˤʔání (n3) // (?) kàˤʔání "to twist by rubbing (e. g. a rope between the palms), twist (one's hair etc.)"; (?) kàˤʔání-dà (n2) "steenbok (praise name)"
References : Dickens 224.
RefLex number: 717
nkhet-tonal,nkhet-meaning,nkhet-juh,nkhet-refer,nkhet-reflex,

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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-Taa : *ʒxôʔni
Meaning : to stick something into, spec. into one's hair
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
!Xoong : dtshxôʔni
References : Traill 167.
xooet-meaning,xooet-prnum,xooet-xoo,xooet-refer,

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