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Macro-Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoisan : *!ʔa[m]-
Meaning : long
Proto-Bushman : *!ʔam
Proto-Khoe : *!ʔã (!kx-)
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 126
Proto-Bushman : *!ʔam
Meaning : to grow; long
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Proto-Ju : *!ʼam
Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju
Proto-Taa : *!ʔam / *!ʔã
Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa
Notes : Presumably PT *!ʔam < *!ʔam-a.
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North Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Ju: *ɳ!ʰo-
Tonal pattern: LL [j]
Meaning: future, tomorrow
Juǀʼhoan : ɳ!ʰòè "in the future" // ɳ!ʰȍ-mà "tomorrow"; ɳ!ʰò-kʰòmà "soon"; ɳ!ʰȍmà-ɳ!ó "tomorrow morning"
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɳ!ʼʰoma "tomorrow"
ǀǀAuǀǀen : ɳ!we ~ ɳ!oːkama
!O!Kung (Bleek) : ɳ!we
Various addenda: Passarge (ǀǀAuǀǀen): $okuma.
References : Bleek 481, 488, 689; Dickens 251; Snyman 64.
RefLex number: 1198
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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-Taa : *!ʔam / *!ʔã
Meaning : tall, long, deep
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
!Xoong : !ʔám (ń) -sà (sg.), !ʔã̄ (kā) (pl.)
Masarwa : !ā "to be far"
Notes : Cf. also Mas. !k"ati in |a !k"ati a "the fire is far away" (Bleek 1); the form is missing as a dictionary entry, maybe erroneous.
References : Bleek 368; Traill 99, 100.
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Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoe : *!ʔã (!kx-)
Meaning : long (of distance)
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Khoekhoe : *!ʔã (!kx-)
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Khoekhoe etymology :

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Proto-Khoekhoe : *!ʔã (!kx-)
Meaning : long (of distance ahead)
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
Nama : !âxa; !âxa "nahe, rechtzeitig" (R.) (?)
References : Haacke 93; Rust 24.
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