West Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡ||ae

Meaning : female

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : ɡ||ɛ=

Kxoe (Hukwe) : ɡ||ɛ́-kxoe; ɡ||ɛ̌ (Kö.)

Buga : ɡ||ɛ=

|Ganda : ɡ||ɛ=

Naro : ɡ||ae= (V.); g||áís-khùè "woman" (Ba.)

|Gwi : ɡ||ae=; g||aí "female", g||aíkue "woman" (Ta.)

//Gana : ɡ||ɛ=; g||aí "female", g||aíkue "woman" (Ta.)

#Haba : ɡ||ae=

References : Barnard 71; KH; Tanaka 35, 108; Vossen 506.

Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoe : *ɡ||ae

Meaning : female

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

West Khoe : *ɡ||ae

East Khoe : *ɡ||ae

Notes : Baucom: ||Gabake ɡ||ae.

References : Baucom 20; Vossen 506.

East Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-East Khoe : *ɡ||ae

Meaning : female

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : ɡ||ae=

Deti : ɡ||ae=

Cara : ɡ||a=

Tsixa : ɡ||a=

Danisi : ɡ||ae=

Kua : ɡ||ae=

Tsua : ɡ||ae=

Hietshware : ||gae "a female", ||gaitšo, ||gaietšwe "woman"

Sehura : $gakwe "woman"

References : Bleek 687; Dornan 93; Vossen 506.

Macro-Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoisan : *ɡ||a-

Meaning : female

Proto-Bushman : *ɡ||a̰-

Proto-Khoe : *ɡ||ae

Hadza : *ƛ̣akʷe (?)

Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

Number : 250

Proto-Bushman : *ɡǀǀa̰-

Meaning : female

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Ju : *ɡǀǀai

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Proto-Taa : *ɡǀǀá̰

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Proto-!Wi : *ɡǀǀai

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

ǂHoan : *ɡǀǀa̰i

Bushman > ǂHoan : Bushman > ǂHoan

North Khoisan etymology :

South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

Proto-Taa : *ɡ||á̰

Stems : *||gá̰-i

Meaning : female

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ɡ||á̰i 2 II, pl. ɡ||á̰ba-tê 2 II

Masarwa : ||gai (gome ||gai 'cow', ||gai ||ki 'women')

|Nu//en : tu ||gai 'woman', pl. ta ||gaite

References : Bleek 524; Traill 107.

South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

Proto-!Wi : *ɡ||ai

Meaning : female

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

#Khomani : ||gai|ka, ||kei|ka, ||ʔei|kha "girl" (Mg.)

Seroa : ||ei-kje "woman, female"

References : Bleek 520, 521, 524, 569; Maingard 243.

East #Hoan etymology :

Proto-#Hoan : *ɡ||a̰i

Meaning : woman

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

#Hoan : ʔ"ǎri-||g"ái (G.); ||gạai, ||gại (T.)

Notes : Cf. !Xóõ ||gá̰i.

References : Gruber 1975: 13; Traill 1973: 32.

Hadza etymology :

Proto-Hadza : *ƛ̣akʷe

Meaning : girl

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Hadza : tl'akwe, tl'age (E.)

References : Elderkin.

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