South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

Proto-!Wi : *sV

Meaning : to come

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : ssā, ssʔā, ssa; saṅ, ssaṅ, ssạṅ; se, sse, ssʔe (B.); ssā; ssạṅ; sse, ssĕ (Ll.)

//Ng : sa; se, seja; si

N|huki : saʔa, tsaʔa, se

#Khomani : sa; si, sija (Mg.)

//Kxau : sā; sē; sī, si "to bring"

//Ku//e : sa; si

//Xegwi (Batwa) : sa; se, seja; si; sa (LH)

|Auni : sa; se; si, sija

|Haasi : tsʔi

|Nusan : se

References : Bleek 161, 163, 165, 166, 168, 169, 176-7, 216; \X<1.144>NFn; LHb 48; Maingard 245; Meinhof 1929\x: 186.

Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

Number : 49

Proto-Bushman : *ci

Meaning : to come

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Ju : *ci

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Proto-Taa : *sV

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Proto-!Wi : *sV

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

Notes : The correspondence PNK *c - PSK *s is quite regular. The vocalism is obscured by various class agreement modifications in SK, but both PNK and !Xóõ agree upon *-i- as the original variant.

References : Honken 1998: 183.

North Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Ju: *ci

Tonal pattern: HH [j] ~ HH [k]

Meaning: to come

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : cí // cí-á "come to, come at (a time)"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ci

ǀǀAuǀǀen : cí ~ ši ~ čí

!O!Kung (Bleek) : cí ~ či ~ cé

Kavango : ci̋

References : Bleek 179, 214, 216, 228; Dickens 275; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 16.

RefLex number: 1602

South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

Proto-Taa : *sV

Meaning : to come to, come up to

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : sīi -sà saV H; sîi "to come, arrive"

Masarwa : se; si; ša

|Nu//en : sa; se; si; ša

!Xoong derivates : sîi |ûa "next"

References : Bleek 161, 163, 165, 166, 168, 169, 176-7, 216; Traill 186.

Macro-Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoisan : *ci

Meaning : to come

Proto-Bushman : *ci

Proto-Khoe : *si

Sandawe : *|i

Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoe : *si

Meaning : to go, arrive

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *si

West Khoe : *si

Khoekhoe etymology :

Proto-Khoekhoe : *si

Meaning : to arrive, reach, get to

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Nama : sī

!Ora : sí

References : Haacke 36; Rust 345.

West Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-West Khoe : *si

Meaning : to go

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Kxoe (Hukwe) : śií "go up to, reach"; cí "se rendre à, aller vers" (Kö.)

Naro : síí

References : KH; Köhler 1981: 497; Visser 1998: 128.

Sandawe etymology :

Proto-Sandawe : *|i

Meaning : to come

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Sandawe : |i (K.); |`i (Kim.); |í, |íʔɔ̀ (TBW)

References : Kagaya 35; Kimmenade 63; TBW 303.

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