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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 901
Proto-Bushman : *ǀgaʔbe (?)
Meaning : cunning
Proto-Ju : √ǀʼabe
Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju
Proto-Taa : *ɡǀá̰be
Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa
Notes : Good semantics but irregular effluxes.
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North Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Ju: √ǀʼabe
Tonal pattern: LH [j]
Meaning: cunning; to deceive
Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology
Juǀʼhoan : ǀʼàbé // ǀʼàbé-ɳ!ȁʰm (n1 -si) "policeman"
References : Dickens 294.
RefLex number: 1904
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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-Taa : *ɡ|á̰be
Meaning : trickster
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
!Xoong : ɡ|á̰be-tê 3 II
References : Traill 56.
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