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Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoe : *|háò
Meaning : fat (in neck)
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
West Khoe : *|háò
Notes : Isolated Naro form with possible external cognates.
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West Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-West Khoe : *|háò
Meaning : fat (in neck)
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
Naro : |háò
References : Visser 10.
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Macro-Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoisan : *ɡ|a-
Meaning : fat on neck
Proto-Bushman : *ɡ|a-
Proto-Khoe : *|háò
Notes : A weak connection (the Khoe word is only attested in Naro).
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 340
Proto-Bushman : *ɡǀa-
Meaning : fat on neck; jaw
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Proto-Ju : *ɡǀam̥
Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju
Proto-Taa : *ɡǀào
Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa
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North Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Ju: *čo
Tonal pattern: LL [j]
Meaning: medicine
Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology
Juǀʼhoan : čò (n5 -si) // čò-xʼàò (n1 -si) "doctor, healer"; čò-čʼùà (n5 -si) "hospital, clinic"
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): čo
!Kung (Wilhelm): čoː
Kavango : cò "practice magic"
References : Bleek 232; Dickens 269; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 41.
RefLex number: 1484
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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-Taa : *ɡ|ào
Meaning : fold of fat below the jaw (of a gemsbok, duiker, calf)
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
!Xoong : ɡ|ào 2 II, pl. -tê 2 II
References : Traill 57.
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