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Proto-Khoisan : *TVBV

Meaning : salt

Proto-Bushman : *dabi

Proto-Khoe : *dobe

Notes : The North Khoisan forms can represent early borrowings from Khoe (or even independent borrowings into different dialect clusters, considering inconsistent vocalic correspondences within the branch).

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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Bushman : *dabi

Meaning : salt

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Ju : *dabi

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

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North Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Ju: *dabi

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: salt

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : díbí (n3)

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): sibi

Nogau : dimi // diri (?)

!Kung (Wilhelm): dóve "salt, salt pan"

Tsumkwe : díbí

Tsintsabis : dàbí

South Omatako : dàbí

Kameeldoring : dìbí

Lister : dìbí

Various addenda: Passarge (ǀǀAuǀǀen): dibi.

References : Bleek 25, 26, 28; Dickens 196; Snyman 16; Snyman 1997: 38.

RefLex number: 140

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Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoe : *dobe

Meaning : salt

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *dabe

West Khoe : *dobe

East Khoe : *dobe

Notes : Baucom: ||Gabake debee, Shua, Buka dewe.

References : Baucom 25; Vossen 481.

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Khoekhoe etymology :

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Proto-Khoekhoe : *dabe

Meaning : brackish spot, salt-lick

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Nama : dawe-s

Notes : Cf. also Nama nawe, nabe "lick brackish substance"?

References : Haacke 7, 29.

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West Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-West Khoe : *dobe

Meaning : salt

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : dóbè

Kxoe (Hukwe) : dòbèe; dòbě (Kö.)

Buga : dòbé

Naro : dà̰bḛ́ (V.); dǎ̰bé (Ba.)

|Gwi : dà̰bɛ́; dabè (Ta.)

//Gana : dà̰bè; dabè (Ta.)

#Haba : dàbé

References : Barnard 98; KH; Tanaka 82; Vossen 481.

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East Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-East Khoe : *dobe

Meaning : salt

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : dèbè

Deti : dóbè

Cara : dóbè

Danisi : dóbé

Kua : dèbé

Tsua : dèbé

Hietshware : debee "salt pan"

Sehura : dŏ́be

References : Bleek 27; Dornan 92; Vossen 481.

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