South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

Proto-!Wi : *hu-

Meaning : all

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

N|huki : huniki

#Khomani : hunikje (Mg.)

References : Bleek 65; Maingard 240; NFn.

Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

Number : 1

Proto-Bushman : *wV

Meaning : all

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Ju : *we(-še)

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Proto-Taa : *húʔu

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Proto-!Wi : *hu-

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

Notes : The relation between NK and SK is a little dubious due to the phonetic exclusiveness of the root (initial *w-!), but not excluded.

North Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Ju: *we(-še)

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: all

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : wèšè ~ wèšèsì

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): weše

ǀǀAuǀǀen : oási "all, both" // waːsi ~ wána "all"

!Kung (Doke): weːšesn

!Kung (Vedder): hòesé

!O!Kung (Bleek) : wɛšɛšɛ

!O!Kung (Snyman): wìsè ~ wèšè

Tsumkwe : =wèšè

Tsintsabis : =wéšáng

Okongo : =wèšè

Leeunes : =wè

Mpunguvlei : =wésé, ~ =wàšì

Cuito : =wíšè

Cuando : wíšè ~ hüšè

South Omatako : wèšhèsĩ̀

North Omatako : wéčésì

Kameeldoring : wèšè

Lister : wã́ˤsì

References : Bleek 63, 153, 251, 252, 253; Dickens 30; Snyman 29, 45; Snyman 1980: 32; Snyman 1997: 74.

RefLex number: 1673

South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

Proto-Taa : *húʔu

Meaning : to be huddled together

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : húʔu

!Xoong derivates : húʔu kâ tshûu "be seated huddled together (coll.)"

References : Traill 190.

Macro-Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoisan : *[h]wǝ

Meaning : all

Proto-Bushman : *wV

Proto-Khoe : *hoɛ

Hadza : *waʔina

Notes : Bushman and Khoe etyma obviously belong together; whether the Hadza form also falls in with them or is just a coincidental resemblance is, at the moment, unclear.

Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoe : *hoɛ

Meaning : all

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *hoa

West Khoe : *wé-

East Khoe : *[i]he- (?)

Notes : Baucom: ǂ'Oxoku hoa.

References : Baucom 30.

Khoekhoe etymology :

Proto-Khoekhoe : *hoa

Meaning : all

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Nama : hoa, hū-

!Ora : hoà; hoá (Wu.)

Notes : Griqua o̰a (Paul Kars).

References : Haacke 15; Meinhof 85, 148; Rust 182; Wuras 9.

West Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-West Khoe : *wé-

Meaning : all

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Kxoe (Hukwe) : yó-kà-xa

Naro : we-, waxa (B.); úé-(xà) (Ba.); uexu (Schi.); hoe(n), ue(ni) (Ha.)

|Gwi : wéha (Ta.)

//Gana : wékae (Ta.)

References : Barnard 114; Bleek 247; Haacke 1997: 159; KH; Tanaka 4.

East Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-East Khoe : *[i]he-

Meaning : all

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Hietshware : ihe; yie "entirely" (?)

References : Dornan 98, 112.

Hadza etymology :

Proto-Hadza : *waʔina

Meaning : all

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Hadza : waina, waine (B.); wáʔiná-ma (Tc.); waʔina (S.)

References : Bleek 251; Tucker.

Total pages generated Pages generated by this script 1193394 6539767	Help
StarLing database server Powered by CGI scripts Copyright 1998-2003 by S. Starostin Copyright 1998-2003 by G. Bronnikov Copyright 2005-2014 by Phil Krylov