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Macro-Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Khoisan : *|ɣam
Meaning : to urinate
Notes : Possibly an old loan from Khoe into North Khoisan, but the segmental structure of the roots does not match ideally, so it is equally appropriate to suggest genetic relationship.
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :
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Number : 355
Proto-Bushman : *ǀɣam
Meaning : urine
Proto-Ju : *ɡǀxam
Notes : Isolated (but solid) NK root with good parallels in CK.
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North Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Ju: *!̯e [pl. *!̯ao]
Tonal pattern: HH [j] - LL [j]
Meaning: to die
Juǀʼhoan : !áí, pl. !àò // !áí-sì, pl. !àò-sì (n5) "corpse"; !áí-sí (n5 -si) "death, place of death"; !àò-à-šé-sì (n1) "bodies, sick people"
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): !ei
ǀǀAuǀǀen : ǂéː ~ ǂéí ~ ǂí ~ !eː ~ !eːi, pl. ǂau
!Kung (Lloyd) : !̯à ~ ǀǀé ~ ǀǀè, pl. !̯áo ~ ǀǀau
!Kung (Doke): !̯ai
!O!Kung (Bleek) : ǀǀe, pl. ǀǀau
!O!Kung (Snyman): ǀǀái
Kavango : ǀǀáo (pl.)
Notes : Strange choice of the palatal click in ǀǀAuǀǀen.
RefLex number: 2213
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Central Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Khoe : *|xáḿ
Meaning : urine, to urinate
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Khoekhoe etymology :
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Proto-Khoekhoe : *|xam
Meaning : urine, to urinate
Nama : |kham; |xam (R.)
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West Central Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-West Khoe : *|xáḿ
Meaning : urine, to urinate
//Ani : |xáḿ
Kxoe (Hukwe) : |xàḿ (Kö.)
Buga : |xáḿ
|Ganda : |xáḿ
Naro : |xáḿ (V.); |xám, |kám (Ba.)
|Gwi : |xáḿ; |am (Ta.)
//Gana : |xáḿ; |am (Ta.)
#Haba : |xáḿ
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East Central Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-East Khoe : *|xáḿ
Meaning : urine, to urinate
|Xaise : |xáḿ
Deti : |xàḿ
Cara : |xáḿ
Tsixa : |xáḿ
Danisi : |xáḿ
Cua : |xáḿ
Kua : |xàḿ
Tsua : |xàḿ
Hietshware : |kham
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