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Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoe : *xúnì
Meaning : to blow the nose; snot, mucus
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Khoekhoe : *xuni
West Khoe : *xúnì
East Khoe : *xúnì
References : Vossen 486.
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Khoekhoe etymology :

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Proto-Khoekhoe : *xuni
Meaning : to blow the nose; snot, mucus
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
Nama : xuni
References : Haacke 49; Rust 50.
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West Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-West Khoe : *xúnì
Meaning : to blow the nose; snot, mucus
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
//Ani : xúnì
Buga : xúnì
Naro : xúnì (V.)
|Gwi : hone "blow oneʔs nose" (Ta.)
//Gana : hone "blow oneʔs nose" (Ta.)
#Haba : xúnì
References : Tanaka 89; Vossen 486.
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East Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-East Khoe : *xúnì
Meaning : to blow the nose; snot, mucus
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
Cara : xúní
Danisi : xúnì
References : Vossen 486.
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Macro-Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoisan : *ʎi-
Meaning : to blow the nose; snot
Proto-Bushman : *ʒxoni (?)
Proto-Khoe : *xúnì (?)
Sandawe : *ʎin
Hadza : *ʎiheta
Notes : It is unclear for now how all these forms tie in together (only Sandawe and Hadza look similar enough).
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 916
Proto-Bushman : *ʒxoni (?)
Meaning : to blow the nose
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Proto-Ju : *ɳǀõĩˤ (ʼɳǀ-)
Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju
Proto-Taa : *ʒxôʔn
Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa
Notes : Correspondences absolutely irregular, but the similarity should still be noted.
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North Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Ju: *ɳǀõĩˤ (ʼɳǀ-)
Tonal pattern: LL
Meaning: to blow the nose; mucus
Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology
Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀõ̀ĩ̀ˤ
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɳǀoiˤ ~ ɳǀõĩˤ
!Kung (Lloyd) : ɳǀóöˤ ǀkwã́
!Kung (Doke): ɳǀɔ̃ːʔɔ̃ː
!Kung (Vedder): ɳǀɔ̃̀ːɔ̃̀ː
Kavango : ʔɳǀũˤ (W) ~ ɳǀũ (E)
Tsumkwe : ɳǀõ̀ĩˤ
Tsintsabis : ɳǀõ̀ˤ
Okongo : ɳǀõ̀ˤ
Leeunes : ɳǀõ̀uˤ
Mpunguvlei : ɳǀõ̀
Cuito : ɳǀõˤ
Cuando : ɳǀõˤ
South Omatako : ɳǀõ̀úˤ
North Omatako : ɳǀõ̀iˤ
Kameeldoring : ɳǀõ̀iˤ ~ ɳǀõ̀ùˤ
Lister : ɳǀõ̀ˤ
References : Bleek 349; Dickens 241; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 22, 31; Snyman 1997: 57.
RefLex number: 997
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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-Taa : *ʒxôʔn
Meaning : to blow the nose
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
!Xoong : dtshxôʔn -sà dtshxôʔJV H
References : Traill 167.
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Sandawe etymology :

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Proto-Sandawe : *ʎin
Meaning : mucus
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Sandawe : hlin (K.)
References : Kagaya 5.
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Hadza etymology :

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Proto-Hadza : *ʎiheta
Meaning : to blow the nose
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Hadza : xliheta (B.)
References : Bleek 259.
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