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Central Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Khoe : *|hó-
Meaning : to chat, gossip
ckhet-meaning,ckhet-prnum,ckhet-kkh,ckhet-wkh,
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Khoekhoe etymology :
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Proto-Khoekhoe : *|hoe
Meaning : to backbite, gossip about
Nama : |hoe
kkhet-meaning,kkhet-prnum,kkhet-nama,kkhet-refer,
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West Central Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-West Khoe : *|hóà
Meaning : to converse, chat, talk
Naro : |hóà
wkhet-meaning,wkhet-prnum,wkhet-naro,wkhet-refer,
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Macro-Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Khoisan : *ǂ[h]V-
Meaning : to speak, converse, gossip
Notes : Whether click correspondences allow for such an etymology is still to be determined.
khoiet-meaning,khoiet-bsh,khoiet-ckh,khoiet-notes,
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :
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Number : 875
Proto-Bushman : *ǂɔ̃ã
Meaning : to speak; voice
Proto-Ju : *ɳǂõã
Proto-Taa : *ǂã̀
Proto-!Wi : *ǂɔa
Notes : Essentially a good ǀXam-!Xóõ isogloss; the Zhu and Nǀhuki forms are still awaiting better etymologies.
bshet-proto,bshet-meaning,bshet-prnum,bshet-nkh,bshet-nkhnum,bshet-xoo,bshet-xoonum,bshet-xam,bshet-xamnum,bshet-notes,
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North Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Ju: *ɳǂõã
Tonal pattern: XX [j]
Meaning: to converse
Juǀʼhoan : ɳǂõ̏ã̏ʰ "to discuss, converse, tell" // (n3) "story, news"; ɳǂõ̏ã̏ʰ-sí (n5 -si) "place where one talks, meeting"; ɳǂõ̏ã̏ʰ-tàmà (n5 -si) "lie, untruth"
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɳǂwa
!Kung (Lloyd) : ɳǂwá ~ ɳǂwắ "to speak"
!Kung (Weich): ɳǂõãh
Kavango : ɳǂòã́ "quarrel"
RefLex number: 1088
nkhet-tonal,nkhet-meaning,nkhet-prnum,nkhet-juh,nkhet-juh_sn,nkhet-kng,nkhet-wei,nkhet-kvn,nkhet-refer,nkhet-reflex,
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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :
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Proto-Taa : *ǂã̀
Meaning : language, word, voice
!Xoong : ǂã̀ 2 II (pos.), ǂã̂ 2 I (al.), pl. ǂân-sà, ǂâm-tê 2 II
xooet-meaning,xooet-prnum,xooet-xoo,xooet-refer,
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South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :
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Proto-!Wi : *ǂɔa
Meaning : to say, speak
|Xam : ǂkákkǝn, ǂkákka, ǂkạǂkạ́kkǝn (B.), ǂkắkkǝn, ǂkắkkă, ǂkắkǝn, ǂkắkă, ǂkággǝn (Ll.)
N|huki : ǂhoa, ǂχoa
#Khomani : ǂkwāa (Mg.)
Notes : A very uncertain parallel between |Xam and N|huki-ǂKhomani (neither the efflux nor the vocalism match very well).
References : Bleek 654, 655, 666; \X<1.144>NFn\x. xamet-meaning,xamet-prnum,xamet-txam,xamet-tnu,xamet-khom,xamet-notes,xamet-refer,
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