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Bedauye (Beja) etymology :
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Bedauye: biret, birat, (e)mbiret, embira
Meaning: 'white ant, termite'
Notes: Bla Bej 6
bedet-prnum,bedet-meaning,bedet-notes,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʔam-bVr-
Meaning: termite
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-cch,afaset-bed,afaset-lec,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 2682
Proto-Semitic: *hab(b)ūr-
Meaning: 'spider' 1, 'ant' 2
Arabic: habūr- 'araignée', habbūr- 'petite fourmi' (BK 2 1380, Fr. IV 362, LA V 249)
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-ara,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *mubur-
Meaning: 'termite' 1, 'anthill' 2
Fali Gili: m̀bùr-tǝ 1 [Kr: 193]
Munjuk: baray 2 [TMnj]
Gude: mǝ́bǝ̀rà 1 [Hs]
Fali Jilvu: mubɨ̀le 1 [Kr: 8]
Fali Muchella: mùburù 1 [Kr: 18]
Mwulyen: m̀búrò 2 [Kr: 58]
Bachama: m̀burèy 1 [Kr: 68]
Notes: irregular vocalism in Mnj.
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-fag,cchet-mnj,cchet-gde,cchet-faj,cchet-fam,cchet-mwu,cchet-bch,cchet-notes,
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *ʔabor-
Meaning: 'termites' (coll.)
Somali: aboor
Notes: *-mb- > LEC *-b-, cf. LEC in *ʔanbab-/ *ʔanbib- 'plant, flower'.
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-som,lecet-notes,
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