South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

Proto-Taa : *ʘʔá

Stems : *ʘʔá-i

Meaning : to burn (tr.)

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ʘʔáa -sà ʘʔaV [H], pl. ʘʔále-sà ʘʔaLV [L] "to burn, set alight"

Masarwa : ʘpwa, ʘpwã "to make a fire"; ʘpwi "red, hot"

!Xoong derivates : ʘʔái (kâ) "be hot, burned"

Notes : Derivative *ʘʔa-i "be hot".

References : Bleek 684, 686; Traill 52.

Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

Number : 42

Proto-Bushman : *ʘʔV (?)

Meaning : to burn

Proto-Taa : *ʘʔá

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Proto-!Wi : *ʘiʔi (?)

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

ǂHoan : *ʘui

Bushman > ǂHoan : Bushman > ǂHoan

Notes : A very unreliable isogloss between ǂHoan and SK, unless the (poorly transcribed) ǂHoan form goes back to *ʘʔui < *ʘʔɔa-i. The !Wi forms are weak both phonetically and semantically (although note the regular glottal stop efflux in ǂKhomani), but have no better etymology.

South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

Proto-!Wi : *ʘiʔi

Meaning : to ache, be ill

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

//Ng : ʘpwiʔi "to ache"

N|huki : ʘʔoeʔi, ʘʔuiʔi "to be sick"

#Khomani : ʘʔwiʔi, ʘʔwija "to be ill" (Mg.)

References : Bleek 686; \X<1.144>NFn\x.

East #Hoan etymology :

Proto-#Hoan : *ʘui

Meaning : to burn

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

#Hoan : ʘui (T.)

References : Traill 1973: 29.

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