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Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoe : *tetebe (?)
Meaning : butterfly
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
West Khoe : *tetebe
East Khoe : *tantabV (?)
Notes : Expressive and weak.
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West Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-West Khoe : *tetebe
Meaning : butterfly
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
Naro : tétébè (V.); tabetabe (Ba.)
|Gwi : kiekebe (Ta.)
//Gana : kiekebe (Ta.)
References : Barnard 44; Tanaka 18.
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East Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-East Khoe : *tantabV (?)
Meaning : butterfly
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
Hietshware : thanta bure
References : Dornan 110.
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Macro-Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoisan : *TVTVbV
Meaning : butterfly
Proto-Bushman : *DV[DV][BV]
Proto-Khoe : *tetebe (?)
Sandawe : *ʒiʒi (?)
Notes : Expressive root, but quite likely of common origin.
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 630
Proto-Bushman : *DV[DV][BV]
Meaning : butterfly
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Proto-Ju : *dhadhaMa
Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju
Proto-Taa : *dhábV
Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa
Proto-!Wi : *TabV
Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi
ǂHoan : *ćhićhibi
Bushman > ǂHoan : Bushman > ǂHoan
Notes : Expressive.
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North Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Ju: √kari
Tonal pattern: HH [j]
Meaning: plant sp., witbiesie, Cyperus margaritaceus; stopper of an ostrich egg made from this
Juǀʼhoan : kárí (n3)
References : Dickens 225.
RefLex number: 730
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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-Taa : *dhábV
Meaning : butterfly
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
!Xoong : dthábi 1 II, pl. dthábu-tê 4 II
References : Traill 160.
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South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-!Wi : *TabV
Meaning : butterfly
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
|Xam : dadábussi, ttébbuttébbussī (B.); dadábassì (Ll.)
References : Bleek 20, 197.
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East #Hoan etymology :

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Proto-#Hoan : *ćhićhibi
Meaning : butterfly
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
#Hoan : tyhiityhibi (T.)
References : Traill 1986: 423.
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Sandawe etymology :

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Proto-Sandawe : *ʒiʒi
Meaning : wasp
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Sandawe : dzidzi (D.); jijin "insect" (K.); dzidzí (Kim.)
References : Dempwolff 44; Kagaya 89; Kimmenade 37.
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