North Khoisan etymology : List with all references

Proto-Ju: *ǂʼʰa (*-ã)

Tonal pattern: XX [j]

Meaning: arm

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ǂʼʰã (n5 -si) "arm, fore-leg, strap (of a camera, a quiver, a loincloth etc.)" // ǂʼʰã̏-dí (n5 -sĩ) "left arm, left-hand side"; ǂʼʰã̏-ɳ!ȍˤ, pl. ǂʼʰã̏-ɳǀǀȁèˤ (n5) "right arm, right-hand side"; ǂʼʰã̏-ɳ!áŋ (n5 -si) "direction"; ǂʼʰã̏-ǂʼʰã̀-mà-mà-cã̀ "to carry in both hands"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǂʼʰa

ǀǀAuǀǀen : ǂʰa ~ ǂʰã ~ ǂã

Nogau : ǀǀʰa

!Kung (Lloyd) : ǂʰa ~ ǂʰaː ~ ǂʰã

!Kung (Doke): ǂʼʰã̄ ~ ǂʰã

!Kung (Vedder): ǂʰã̀ː

!Kung (Wilhelm): ǂʰaː

!O!Kung (Bleek) : ǂʰã ~ ǀǀʰa

!O!Kung (Snyman): ǂʼʰà

Cuando : ǂʼʰã̀ "branch" (?)

South Omatako : ǂʼʰã̀ "thick branch" (?)

North Omatako : ǂʼʰã "branch" (?)

Notes : Honken (!Kung): ǂʼʰã̀.

References : Bleek 539, 650, 654, 660; Dickens 306, 307; Honken 1998:176; Snyman 53; Snyman 1980: 9; Snyman 1997: 89.

RefLex number: 2153

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.

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.

Proto-Khoisan : *ɳǂkhãʔ

Meaning : arm

Proto-Bushman : *ɳǂkhãʔ

Proto-Khoe : *ǂhã

Meaning : forearm

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *ǂhã

Notes : Isolated Nama form with correspondences in Bushman.

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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