Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoe : *ɳ!oa(^ŋ)

Meaning : heel; ankle

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *ɳ!õã

West Khoe : *ɳ!Ua

Khoekhoe etymology :

Proto-Khoekhoe : *ɳ!õã

Meaning : heel

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Nama : !nôa-s

!Ora : !noam (Wu.)

Notes : Griqua ǂnoa-s (Dirk Kok).

References : Haacke 109; Meinhof 150; Rust 297; Wuras 27.

West Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-West Khoe : *ɳ!Ua

Meaning : heel; ankle

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Naro : ɳ!ua (Ba.)

References : Barnard 65-66.

Macro-Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoisan : *ɡ!no̰-

Meaning : heel

Proto-Bushman : *ɡ!o̰

Proto-Khoe : *ɳ!oa(^ŋ)

Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

Number : 386

Proto-Bushman : *ɡ!o̰

Meaning : heel

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Ju : *ɡ!o[-ɡ!o]

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Proto-Taa : *ɡ!ò̰ba

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

North Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Ju: *ɳǂʰi (ʼɳǂ-)

Tonal pattern: LM [e]

Meaning: 1 to know 2 to be able

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

!Kung (Lloyd) : ǂníï̀1

!Kung (Vedder): ǂníː 2

!Kung (Weich): ɳǂaih

!O!Kung (Bleek) : ǂni

Kavango : ʔǂnìi̋ (W), ɳǂìi̋ (E)

Ekoka : ɳ!̯èhī, ɳ!̯ìhī

Tsintsabis : ɳǂàí

Okongo : ɳǂʼʰàí

Leeunes : ɳǂāí

Mpunguvlei : ɳǂʼʰāì

Cuito : ɳǂʼʰāì

Cuando : ɳǂʼʰài

References : Bleek 672; Heikkinen 1986; KH 137; Snyman 1997: 94; Weich 49.

RefLex number: 3043

South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

Proto-Taa : *ɡ!ò̰ba

Meaning : heel

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ɡ!ò̰ba-kú 2 II, pl. -tê 2 II

References : Traill 81.

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