West Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-West Khoe : *ã̌

Meaning : to dress

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : ʔã̂

Kxoe (Hukwe) : ʔã̇ (Kö.)

Buga : ʔã̂

|Ganda : ʔã̌

Naro : ane "decorate" (?); ʔã̌ (V.); ã̰̌ (Ba.); ani "to paint" (Schi.) (? < Nama)

|Gwi : ʔã̂; ā (Ta.)

//Gana : ʔã̀; ā (Ta.)

#Haba : ʔã̌

References : Barnard 136; Bleek 10; Tanaka 29; Visser 2; Vossen 498.

Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoe : *ani

Meaning : to paint, decorate; to dress up

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *ani

West Khoe : *ã̌

East Khoe : *anV

Notes : Cf. for a similar development PCK *kxani "vulture".

References : Vossen 498.

Khoekhoe etymology :

Proto-Khoekhoe : *ani

Meaning : to paint, decorate; to dress up

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Nama : ani

Notes : Cf. also Nama an-s "blotch, blaze, star (on forehead), decoration", an-ni "stripe"?

References : Haacke 3; Rust 5.

East Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-East Khoe : *anV

Meaning : to clothe, dress

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : ʔáná

Deti : ʔã̂

Cara : ʔáná

Tsixa : ʔã̂

Danisi : ʔã̂

Kua : ʔã̂

Hietshware : anēe; ane kakho "to dress another"

References : Dornan 89; Vossen 498.

Macro-Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoisan : *anV

Meaning : to paint

Proto-Khoe : *ani

Sandawe : *anakV

Sandawe etymology :

Proto-Sandawe : *anakV

Meaning : to make dry; to whiten

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Sandawe : 'anaku "bleichen" (D.); ánaka (Kim.)

References : Dempwolff 42; Kimmenade 34.

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