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South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-!Wi : *||khVi
Meaning : (be) far away
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
|Xam : ||khwéitǝn (B.); ||kwētǝn, ||khwétǝn (Ll.)
//Xegwi (Batwa) : ||kō=i; ||kwaba, ||kũi "very far"
References : Bleek 579, 585, 591, 596, 599.
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 881
Proto-Bushman : *ǀǀqai
Meaning : far
Proto-Taa : *ǀǀqái
Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa
Proto-!Wi : *ǀǀkhVi
Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi
Notes : Cf. PNK *ǂxã id. - although the efflux correspondences would be highly irregular.
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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-Taa : *||qái
Meaning : to be far away, absent
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
!Xoong : ||qái (ń)
Masarwa : ||kui, -||k"ai
References : Bleek 591, 602; Traill 114.
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