South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

Proto-Taa : *||á-

Stems : *||á-li

Meaning : many; big (sg.)

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ||áli

Masarwa : ||kari

|Nu//en : ||kante "many", =||karri "big, many, all"

!Xoong derivates : ||áli-sà "size, quantity; to a great degree, often"; ||áli kV "enlarge"; ||áli (tê) "often, to a large degree"

References : Bleek 557, 559, 603, 632; Traill 104.

Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

Number : 4

Proto-Bushman : *ǀǀ₁hɛ[i]

Meaning : many

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Ju : *ǂʰi

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Proto-Taa : *ǀǀá-

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Proto-!Wi : *ǀǀa

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

ǂHoan : *ǂhi

Bushman > ǂHoan : Bushman > ǂHoan

North Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Ju: *ǂʰi

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: many, much

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ǂʰáí // ǂʰáí-á (n5) "majority, big number"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǂʰei

ǀǀAuǀǀen : ǂʰí ~ ǀʰí

!Kung (Lloyd) : ǂʰì ~ ǂxí ~ ǂxì

!Kung (Doke): ǂʼʰí

!O!Kung (Bleek) : ǂʰí ~ ǀʰí

!O!Kung (Snyman): ǂʰái

Tsumkwe : ǂʰái

Tsintsabis : ǂʰái

Okongo : ǂʰái

Leeunes : ǂʰi

Mpunguvlei : ǂʰi

Cuito : ǂʰi

Cuando : ǂʰi

South Omatako : ǂʰái

North Omatako : ǂʰái

Kameeldoring : ǂʰài

Lister : ǂʰài

References : Bleek 313, 651, 661, 680; Dickens 300; Snyman 53; Snyman 1980: 9; Snyman 1997: 79.

RefLex number: 2012

South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

Proto-!Wi : *||a

Meaning : many; all

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

//Xegwi (Batwa) : ||xain; qʔiŋ (LH) (?)

|Auni : ||kani, =||kar̃i, =||kãri, ||k"ari

References : Bleek 557, 559, 603, 632; LHa 117.

East #Hoan etymology :

Proto-#Hoan : *ǂhi

Meaning : wide, big

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

#Hoan : kǂhi (BC.); ǂhii, ǂǝi (T.)

References : Bell-Collins 2001: 134; Traill 1973: 32.

Macro-Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoisan : *ƛVhV (?)

Meaning : many

Proto-Bushman : *||₁hɛ[i]

Proto-Khoe : *ǂui (?)

Notes : Dubious (click influxes do not match at all), but not to be discarded for the moment.

Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoe : *ǂui

Meaning : many

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *ǂui

West Khoe : *ǂui

Khoekhoe etymology :

Proto-Khoekhoe : *ǂui

Meaning : many

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Nama : ǂgui

References : Haacke 117; Rust 148.

West Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-West Khoe : *ǂui

Meaning : many

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Gwi : !tui (Ta.)

//Gana : !tui (Ta.)

References : Tanaka 60.

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