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Sandawe etymology :
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Proto-Sandawe : *c̣iga
Meaning : a k. of snake
Sandawe : tsʔígā́ŋ "cobra" (E.); ts'iga "serpent cracheur" (Kim.)
sanet-meaning,sanet-prnum,sanet-san,sanet-refer,
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Macro-Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Khoisan : *|kxaU
Meaning : snake
Notes : For phonetic and semantic reasons, it is more reasonable to think of genetic relationship here than borrowing between Peripheral Khoisan and Khoe. Inclusion of the Sandawe form is very hypothetical, but it does contain a glottalized affricate that could have easily yielded *|kx- under the secondary click formation scenario.
khoiet-meaning,khoiet-bsh,khoiet-ckh,khoiet-san,khoiet-notes,
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :
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Number : 358
Proto-Bushman : *ǀkxa[U]
Meaning : a k. of snake
Proto-Ju : *ǀxʼãũ
Proto-!Wi : *ǀa̰ (?)
bshet-proto,bshet-meaning,bshet-prnum,bshet-nkh,bshet-nkhnum,bshet-xam,bshet-xamnum,
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North Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Ju: *!̯xao
Tonal pattern: LL [j]
Meaning: hippopotamus
Juǀʼhoan : !xàò (n2)
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): !xao
ǀǀAuǀǀen : !au
!Kung (Lloyd) : !ao ~ !xáu
!Kung (Doke): !̯xʼau
!O!Kung (Snyman): !xàó
Kavango : ǀǀxàó "rhinoceros"
RefLex number: 2412
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South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :
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Proto-!Wi : *|a̰
Meaning : snake
|Xam : |k"ā́ū̇ "black snake" (B.)
//Ng : |k"ase; |k"aū "long yellow snake"
N|huki : |a̰a̰-si, |ã̰ã̰-si
#Khomani : =|kxʔau
//Kxau : |hạ̃, |ã
Notes : The forms with the velar affricate efflux should probably be distinguished from forms with the zero efflux as later borrowings from Khoekhoe.
xamet-meaning,xamet-prnum,xamet-txam,xamet-lng,xamet-tnu,xamet-khom,xamet-kxau,xamet-notes,xamet-refer,
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Central Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Khoe : *|kxáó
Meaning : snake
Notes : Baucom: Kx'am ||õã, ǂ'Oxoku |kxʔao.
ckhet-meaning,ckhet-prnum,ckhet-kkh,ckhet-wkh,ckhet-ekh,ckhet-notes,ckhet-refer,
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Khoekhoe etymology :
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Proto-Khoekhoe : *|kxao
Meaning : snake
Nama : |ao-b
!Ora : |xʔȧȯ-b; |xaub (Wu.)
kkhet-meaning,kkhet-prnum,kkhet-nama,kkhet-kora,kkhet-refer,
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West Central Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-West Khoe : *|kxáó
Meaning : snake
Naro : |xʔao; |xʔáó (V.); |kóú, |óú (Ba.)
|Gwi : |xʔáú; |áo (Ta.)
//Gana : |xʔáó; |áo (Ta.)
#Haba : |xʔáò
wkhet-meaning,wkhet-prnum,wkhet-naro,wkhet-gwik,wkhet-gana,wkhet-haba,wkhet-refer,
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East Central Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-East Khoe : *|ʔáó
Meaning : snake
|Xaise : |ʔàó
Deti : |ʔàó
Cara : |ʔàó
Danisi : |ʔàó
Kua : |ʔáó
Tsua : |ʔáó
Hietshware : |gauo
ekhet-meaning,ekhet-prnum,ekhet-hais,ekhet-deti,ekhet-cara,ekhet-dani,ekhet-kua,ekhet-tsua,ekhet-hie,ekhet-refer,
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