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East Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-East Khoe : *||xóm̀
Meaning : river
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
Deti : ||xóḿ
Cara : ||xóm̀
Kua : ||xóm̀
References : Vossen 437.
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Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoe : *||xóm̀
Meaning : river
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
West Khoe : *||xóm̀
East Khoe : *||xóm̀
References : Vossen 437.
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West Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-West Khoe : *||xóm̀
Meaning : river
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
//Ani : ||xóm̀
Kxoe (Hukwe) : ||xóm̀ (Kö.); ||kxom (Ha.)
Buga : ||xóm̀
|Ganda : ||xóm̀
//Gana : ||xóm̀
References : Haacke 1997: 186; Vossen 437.
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Macro-Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoisan : *!̯xom
Meaning : river
Proto-Bushman : *!̯xom
Proto-Khoe : *||xóm̀
Notes : The click seems to have been retroflex in North Khoisan, which makes the borrowing scenario from Khoe not likely.
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 427
Proto-Bushman : *!̯xom
Meaning : river
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Proto-Ju : *!̯xom
Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju
Notes : Isolated PNK root with good correspondences in PCK.
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North Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Ju: *ǀǀaʔa
Tonal pattern: LH [j]
Meaning: marrow
Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology
Juǀʼhoan : ǀǀàʔá (n5 -si) "marrow, seed, kernel"
Kavango : ǀǀã̀ʔã́
References : Dickens 329; Heikkinen 1986.
RefLex number: 2609
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