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Central Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Khoe : *chǎ
Meaning : water
Notes : Baucom: Buka tshaa, Molepolole tsaa, ǂHebakho tshaa.
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Khoekhoe etymology :
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Proto-Khoekhoe : *ca
Meaning : saliva
Nama : tsā-b
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West Central Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-West Khoe : *chǎ
Meaning : water
//Ani : chǎ
Kxoe (Hukwe) : śàá; çǎ (Kö.)
Buga : chǎ
|Ganda : chà
Naro : chà (V.); tsà, tshà (Ba.)
|Gwi : châ; tsà (Ta.)
//Gana : châ; tsà (Ta.)
#Haba : chá
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East Central Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-East Khoe : *chǎ
Meaning : water
|Xaise : chǎ
Deti : chǎ
Cara : chǎ
Tsixa : chǎ
Danisi : chǎ
Kua : chǎ
Tsua : chǎ
Hietshware : tsaa
Sehura : tsa
Mohissa : tsa
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Macro-Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Khoisan : *ƛV
Meaning : water
Notes : One of the few examples on possible lateral affricates in Proto-Khoisan.
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :
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Number : 164
Proto-Bushman : *Ła
Meaning : water
Proto-Ju : *ɡ!̯a
Proto-Taa : *!qhà
Proto-!Wi : *!qha
Notes : Cf. also PNK *ɡ!̯u "water" (a good match for ǂHoan žo but a worse one for PT *!qhà - traces of old ablaut are not excluded).
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North Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Ju: *ǀǀaʔm
Tonal pattern: LL [j]
Meaning: to pour out (large quantities of liquid)
Juǀʼhoan : ǀǀàʔm "pour out"
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǀǀemʔm
!O!Kung (Snyman): ǀǀàm̀ṁ
RefLex number: 2616
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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :
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Proto-Taa : *!qhà
Meaning : water, rain, amniotic fluid
!Xoong : !qhàa 3 II e
Masarwa : =!kha, !khā, !xā
|Nu//en : !kha
!Xoong derivates : !qhàa ɡ|qhūã-tê "clouds (gen.)"; !qhàa ɳ|àn "the wind"; !qhàa ʔɳʘāhã "water itself"
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South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :
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Proto-!Wi : *!qha
Meaning : water
|Xam : !kwá, !khoā, !khwā, !khwā̀ (B.); !kwā, !kwá, !kwăŋ, !khwā, !khwāgǝn (Ll.)
//Ng : !hā, !hagǝn, !hāŋ, !hake, !kā, !kha, ||khā
N|huki : !qhaa
#Khomani : -!kha, !khḁ (Dk.); !kha (Mg.)
//Ku//e : kho
!Gã!ne : !oa, !owa
//Xegwi (Batwa) : khā, ||kha; qhaa (LH)
|Auni : !kā, khā, khai, ||khāa
|Haasi : ka
|Nusan : !koa
References : Bleek 75, 88, 89, 394, 402, 423, 427, 431, 437, 457, 490, 496, 572; LHb 48; NFn. xamet-meaning,xamet-prnum,xamet-txam,xamet-lng,xamet-tnu,xamet-khom,xamet-lkue,xamet-gane,xamet-batw,xamet-auni,xamet-haas,xamet-nusa,xamet-refer,
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Sandawe etymology :
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Proto-Sandawe : *ƛ̣wa
Meaning : rain
Sandawe : t_'oa (D.); tl'wang' (K.); tl'oa (Kim.); tl'wá, tl'oáŋ (TBW)
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