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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-Taa : *!ùmh
Meaning : hill, niche for trees
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
!Xoong : !ùhm 1 II, pl. !ùhma-tê 4 II
|Nu//en : !gum "mountain"
!Xoong derivates : !ùhm sàʔã "hill, dune"; !ùhm ɳ|àn "heap, pile"
References : Bleek 1929: 59; Traill 78.
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 145
Proto-Bushman : *!huh-
Meaning : hill
Proto-Taa : *!ùmh
Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa
Proto-!Wi : *!au
Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi
ǂHoan : *!hu
Bushman > ǂHoan : Bushman > ǂHoan
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South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-!Wi : *!au
Meaning : stone; mountain, hill
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
|Xam : !kaugǝn, !kaukǝn "mountain" (B. early); !kau, !káogǝn, !káoka, !kāokǝn "stone, mountain; path", !káo, !káogǝn, !kaŭ "stone" (Ll.)
//Ng : !kau "stone, mountain"
N|huki : !ao, ǂao "rock, stone, mountain"
#Khomani : !kau "under grindstone" (Dk.)
//Kxau : !ao "stone"; !au-kun "mountain"
//Ku//e : dʔɔ "rock" (?)
//Xegwi (Batwa) : tsʔeo (LH) (?)
|Haasi : !oe "stone"
|Nusan : !gou "mountain, hill"
References : Bleek 26, 387, 389, 408, 412, 413; Meinhof 1929: 184, 187; LHa 109; NFn; Story 22.
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East #Hoan etymology :

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Proto-#Hoan : *!hu
Meaning : mountain
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
#Hoan : !hu (CF); !hū, !hǝu (T.)
References : Cornell Files; Traill 1973: 30.
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