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South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :
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Proto-!Wi : *xu
Meaning : face
|Xam : x`ú, emph. x`úkǝn (B.); x`ŭ́ (Ll.); x`ŭ́-x`ŭ́ "surface" (Ll.)
//Ng : =xu
N|huki : xu
#Khomani : xu (Mg.)
//Xegwi (Batwa) : xū "head"; xu (LH)
|Auni : =xu(u) "head"
|Haasi : xɔ
xamet-meaning,xamet-prnum,xamet-txam,xamet-lng,xamet-tnu,xamet-khom,xamet-batw,xamet-auni,xamet-haas,xamet-refer,
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :
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Number : 746
Proto-Bushman : *xo
Meaning : face, temple
Proto-Ju : *xo
Proto-!Wi : *xu
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: √xʼari
Tonal pattern: LL [j]
Meaning: rag, splinter, old piece of something
Juǀʼhoan : ǀǀxʼàì=ǀǀxʼàrì (n5 -si)
References : Dickens 1994: 331.
RefLex number: 2635
nkhet-tonal,nkhet-meaning,nkhet-juh,nkhet-refer,nkhet-reflex,
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Macro-Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Khoisan : *xo
Meaning : face, cheek
Notes : A weak connection (within Khoe, the word is only attested in Nama).
khoiet-meaning,khoiet-bsh,khoiet-ckh,khoiet-notes,
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Central Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Khoe : *xo
Meaning : cheek
ckhet-meaning,ckhet-prnum,ckhet-kkh,
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Khoekhoe etymology :
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Proto-Khoekhoe : *xo
Meaning : cheek
Nama : xō-b/-s
Notes : [Cf. Proto-Peripheral Khoisan *xo "face".]
kkhet-meaning,kkhet-prnum,kkhet-nama,kkhet-notes,kkhet-refer,
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