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South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-!Wi : *|ʔa
Meaning : long, big, tall
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
//Ng : |ā "long"
N|huki : ŋ̊|ʔãã "long, tall"
//Kxau : |ʔā "long"
//Xegwi (Batwa) : |ā "big"; |ŋaa "be long"
|Auni : |ãsi
References : Bleek 267, 270; LHa 116; Meinhof 1929: 186; NFn.
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 19
Proto-Bushman : *ǀʔa (?)
Meaning : big, long, tall
Proto-!Wi : *ǀʔa
Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi
Notes : An isolated !Wi root.
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