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Proto-Ju: *ɡ!̯xʼa

Tonal pattern: LH [j] ~ MM [k] ~ MM [e]

Meaning: rib

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ɡ!xʼàá (n5 -si) // ɡ!xʼàá-!ʼúá (n5 -si) "rib bone"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɡ!xʼa-!ʼuwa

ǀǀAuǀǀen : ɡ!aː // pl. ɡ!aː-si

Nogau : ǂkhasi // dasi (?)

!Kung (Lloyd) : ǀǀxʼá-ssiŋ "ribs"

!Kung (Doke): !̯ʼa

Kavango : ɡǀǀxʼá

Ekoka : ɡǀǀxʼā

Tsumkwe : ɡ!xʼàá

Tsintsabis : ɡǀǀxʼàa

Leeunes : ɡǀǀxʼà

Mpunguvlei : ǀǀxʼà

Cuito : ǀǀxʼà

Cuando : ǀǀxʼà

Lister : ɡ!xʼàá

Notes : Class 4.

References : Bleek 22, 374, 505, 603, 661; Dickens 211; Heikkinen 1986; KH 132; Snyman 55; Snyman 1997: 50.

RefLex number: 464

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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 928

Proto-Bushman : *!̯₁ʔa (?)

Meaning : rib

Proto-Ju : *ɡ!̯xʼa (?)

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Proto-Taa : *ǂʔã̄

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Proto-!Wi : *ǂ₂ʔãũ

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

Notes : The Taa and !Wi forms are obviously related, but the NK one is dubious (cf., however, Doke's !̯ʔa).

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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-Taa : *ǂʔã̄

Meaning : rib

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ǂʔã̄ 2 I, pl. -tê 4 II

Masarwa : !gā, pl. !gani

|Nu//en : ||gan

!Xoong derivates : |xán ǂʔã̄ "floating rib"

Notes : Cf. also !Xóõ ɡǂã̰̂^hm "floating rib".

References : Bleek 374, 526; Traill 134, 149.

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South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-!Wi : *ǂ₂ʔãũ

Meaning : rib

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : !āū^ŋ, pl. !ãũ!ãũ, !ãũṅ!äü^ŋṅ (B.); !ā̀ū̀^ŋ, pl. !kãũ!kãũ (Ll.)

//Ng : ||ãũ

N|huki : ŋ̊ǂʔausi

References : Bleek 372, 417, 518; NFn.

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