West Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-West Khoe : *tábè

Meaning : to shine, flash; lightning

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Kxoe (Hukwe) : tɛwɛ (Ha.)

Naro : tábè "to flash", túú.sá (ko) tábè "lightning" (Ba.); tewe (Ha.)

References : Barnard 32, 139; Haacke 1997: 162.

Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoe : *dlábà

Meaning : to shine, flash; lightning

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *dlaba

West Khoe : *tábè

East Khoe : *debe

Khoekhoe etymology :

Proto-Khoekhoe : *dlaba

Meaning : to shine, flash; lightning

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Nama : nawa, napa, tawa "to strike (lightning), glitter, shine, sparkle", nawa-p, napa-b, tapa-b "(flash of) lightning"

!Ora : dàbȧ "scheinen, glänzen"; dawal (err. for dawab?) "lightning" (Wu.)

Notes : Griqua naba-b "lightning" (Paul Kars).

References : Haacke 29; Meinhof 81, 148; Rust 269; Wuras 32.

East Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-East Khoe : *debe

Meaning : lightning

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Hietshware : dhebe; tadi (Sechuana borrowing?)

References : Dornan 92, 109.

Macro-Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoisan : *T(L)a-

Meaning : lightning

Proto-Bushman : *tharV

Proto-Khoe : *dlábà (?)

Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

Number : 613

Proto-Bushman : *tharV

Meaning : lightning

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Ju : *thara

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Proto-Taa : *tārV

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Notes : Irregular *t- in PSK.

North Khoisan etymology :

South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

Proto-Taa : *tārV

Meaning : lightning

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : tāli 1 II, pl. tālu-tê 4 II

!Xoong derivates : tāli tsʔẽ̂ "the sound of a lightning strike"

References : Traill 155.

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