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Macro-Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoisan : *ɳǂkhãʔ
Meaning : arm
Proto-Bushman : *ɳǂkhãʔ
Proto-Khoe : *ǂhã
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 589
Proto-Bushman : *ɳǂkhãʔ
Meaning : arm
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Proto-Ju : *ǂha (*-ã)
Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju
Proto-Taa : *ǂn̥ã́ʔ
Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa
Notes : Cf., however, also ǂHoan ɳǀa "arm" - in which case ǂHoan and PT belong here (as PPK *ɳǀkha-), while PNK does not.
References : Honken 1998: 176.
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North Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Ju: *ǯuŋ (?)
Tonal pattern: XX [j] ~ XX [k] ~ XX [e]
Meaning: to tell lies
Juǀʼhoan : žȉ // (n5) lie; žȉ-xʼàò (n1 -si) "liar"
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ži
!Kung (Lloyd) : zʰiŋ "lying"
!Kung (Weich): šuŋ
Kavango : ʒȁŋ "lies"
Ekoka : ǯŋ̏ "lie"
Tsumkwe : žī
Tsintsabis : šiŋ
Okongo : čʰìŋ
Leeunes : šĩ̀
Mpunguvlei : čʰũ
Cuito : čʰũ
Cuando : čʰũ
South Omatako : šìŋ
North Omatako : žì
Kameeldoring : žàŋ
Lister : ží
Notes : Class 4. A highly irregular root (presumably a Khoisan area Wanderwort); the vocalic correspondences are unique, as is the occurrence of initial ž- in the Omatako-Kameeldoring area.
References : Bleek 265; Dickens 221; KH 128; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 45; Snyman 1997: 78; Weich 6.
RefLex number: 669
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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-Taa : *ǂn̥ã́ʔ
Meaning : ulna and radius
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
!Xoong : ǂn̥áʔã 2 II (pos.), 3 I (al.), pl. -tê 2 II (pos.), 3 I (al.)
References : Traill 145.
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Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoe : *ǂhã
Meaning : forearm
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Khoekhoe : *ǂhã
Notes : Isolated Nama form with correspondences in Bushman.
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Khoekhoe etymology :

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Proto-Khoekhoe : *ǂhã
Meaning : forearm; fork (of branch)
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
Nama : ǂhâ-b "forearm", ǂhâ-s "fork (of branch)"
Notes : [Cf. Zhu. ǂha (-ã) "arm"].
References : Haacke 119.
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