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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-Taa : *||à
Meaning : to be aggressive toward, provoke a fight
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
!Xoong : ||àa kV
References : Traill 102.
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 431
Proto-Bushman : *ǀǀʔa[ŋ]
Meaning : to fight
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Proto-Ju : *ǀǀʼã
Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju
Proto-Taa : *ǀǀà (?)
Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa
Proto-!Wi : *ǀǀa
Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi
Notes : Irregular efflux correspondence between NK and !Xóõ. Oddly enough, the ǀAuni parallel is more reliable than the !Xóõ one, since the glottal stop is actually present in Bleek's notation.
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North Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Ju: √čaˤʔa
Tonal pattern: LH [j]
Meaning: puddle, pond
Juǀʼhoan : čàˤʔá (n5 -si)
References : Dickens 268.
RefLex number: 1464
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South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-!Wi : *||a
Meaning : to fight
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
|Auni : ||ā
References : Bleek 513.
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Macro-Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoisan : *||ʔã
Meaning : to fight
Proto-Bushman : *||ʔa[ŋ]
Proto-Khoe : *||ʔã̂
Sandawe : *||ʔã
Notes : One of the most interesting Sandawe-Khoe isoglosses with a "primal click". The word is also quite widespread in Peripheral Khoisan, quite likely to be inherited rather than borrowed.
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Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoe : *||ʔã̂
Meaning : to fight
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Khoekhoe : *||ʔã
West Khoe : *||ʔã̂
East Khoe : *||ʔã̂
References : Baucom 20; Vossen 455.
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Khoekhoe etymology :

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Proto-Khoekhoe : *||ʔã
Meaning : to fight
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
Nama : ||â-hî; ||â (R.)
!Ora : ||ʔã(-gu) "miteinander fechten"; ||xãũ ku (Wu.)
References : Haacke 76; Meinhof 114; Rust 19; Wuras 23.
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West Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-West Khoe : *||ʔã̂
Meaning : to fight
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
//Ani : ||ʔã̂
Kxoe (Hukwe) : ||ʔã̂ (Kö.)
Buga : ||ʔã̂
|Ganda : ||ʔã̂
Naro : ||ʔã̂ (V.); ||ãã (Ba.)
|Gwi : ||ʔã̂; ǂā-ku (Ta.)
//Gana : ||ʔã̂; ǂā-ku (Ta.)
#Haba : ||ʔã̂
References : Barnard 139; Tanaka 35; Vossen 455.
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East Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-East Khoe : *||ʔã̂
Meaning : to fight
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
|Xaise : ||ʔã̂
Deti : ||ʔã̂
Cara : ||ʔã̂
Tsixa : ||ʔã̂
Danisi : ||ʔã̂
Kua : ||ʔã̂
Tsua : ||ʔã̂
Hietshware : ||gaa
References : Dornan 93; Vossen 455.
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Sandawe etymology :

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Proto-Sandawe : *||ʔã
Meaning : war; to fight
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Sandawe : ||'ȧṅki (D.); ||ʔang'ki (K.)
References : Dempwolff 40; Kagaya 78.
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