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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʔamb-ar-
Meaning: mouth, muzzle, trunk
Berber: *Hamb- 'mouth'
Western Chadic: *(Ha-)mabar- 'mouth'
Beḍauye (Beja): ambar 'mouth'
Low East Cushitic: *Humb- 'elephant's trunk'
South Cushitic: *Himba(r)- 'aardvark' (?)
Notes: Scarce data.
afaset-meaning,afaset-brb,afaset-wch,afaset-bed,afaset-lec,afaset-scu,afaset-notes,

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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *Hamb-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'mouth'
Siwa: ambu
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-siw,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *(Ha-)mabar-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'mouth'
Hausa: mábā́rí
Cagu: t-ǝmbǝr
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-cag,

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Bedauye (Beja) etymology :

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Bedauye: ambar
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'mouth'
bedet-prnum,bedet-meaning,

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Low East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *Humb-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'elephant's trunk'
Oromo (Galla): humbi
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-oro,

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South Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-South Cushitic: *Himba(r)- (?)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'aardvark'
Qwadza (Ngomvia): himbaliko (himba-liko <*Himb- or himbal-iko <*Himbar-)
Notes: Ehr HRSC 381: "from the prominence of the animal's snout" (cf also Bur Cf. humbaʔad- 'to suck (not breast)', comp. by Ehret).
scuet-prnum,scuet-meaning,scuet-kwz,scuet-notes,

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