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Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoe : *|xánì
Meaning : star
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Khoekhoe : *|xinV
West Khoe : *|xánì
East Khoe : *|xánì
Notes : Baucom: ||Gabake |xaʔinii, Shua |xeni, Buka |xani.
References : Baucom 26; Vossen 496.
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Khoekhoe etymology :

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Proto-Khoekhoe : *|xinV
Meaning : morning star
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
Nama : |khinini-s, |khinî-s, |khîni-s, |khīna-s, |khenâ-s
References : Haacke 68.
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West Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-West Khoe : *|xánì
Meaning : star
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
//Ani : |xání
Kxoe (Hukwe) : |xáni; |xáni̇ "Perlhuhn" (Kö.)
Buga : |xánì
|Ganda : |xánì
References : KH; Vossen 496.
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East Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-East Khoe : *|xánì
Meaning : star
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
|Xaise : |xání
Deti : |xánì
Cara : |xínì
Tsixa : |xánì
Danisi : |xánì
Kua : |xánì
Tsua : |xáinì
Hietshware : ǂkhaine
Sehura : $chane
References : Bleek 689; Dornan 102; Vossen 496.
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Macro-Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoisan : *ncxa- (?)
Meaning : star
Proto-Khoe : *|xánì
Sandawe : *ɳ|owa[ŋ]
Hadza : *ncha
Notes : Sandawe and Khoe forms are easier to reconcile then Hadza; the binary Sandawe-Khoe comparison would indicate a "primary" click here, but the Hadza form, in this case, does not fit in with its prenasalized affricate.
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Sandawe etymology :

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Proto-Sandawe : *ɳ|owa[ŋ]
Meaning : star
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Sandawe : |nowaṅ (D.); |nowang' (K.); n|`owã (Kim.)
Notes : Cf. Kwadi |hwe_́ya id.
References : Dempwolff 40; Kagaya 75; Kimmenade 66; Westphal 1965: 143.
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Hadza etymology :

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Proto-Hadza : *ncha
Meaning : star
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Hadza : ntsa (E.); (n)tsha (S.)
Notes : Cf. also maŋwanda id., pl. mentape (D.B.)?
References : Bleek 135, 140; Elderkin; Sands 187.
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