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North Khoisan etymology :

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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
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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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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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Macro-Khoisan etymology :

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