Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *lig-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'swallow'

Higi Futu: .

Mesme: liga-mo

Banana: ligi-mu

Notes: *lig- with a -mo/u verbal suff.

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *limag-

Meaning: chew

Semitic: *lVmug- 'taste' (v.)

Western Chadic: Tangale lagme 'taste, touch, try, search'[Jg]

Central Chadic: *lig- 'swallow' < *lVg- Cf. E Kera ligi 'swallow' ? not from 'taste'

East Chadic: *lagVm- 'eat soft food'

Notes: Cf. GS *lVḳVm- 'munch, swallow': Or liqimsa, luquuma.

Semitic etymology :

Number: 837

Proto-Semitic: *lVmug-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'taste (v.)'

Arabic: lmǯ u,1

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *lagVm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'eat soft food'

Tumak: lāgǝ̄m ='manger (de la 'boule' avec de la sauce) [Cp], ? ='eat hard food' in [CLR:119]

Kabalai: cf. liyǝ́m [CLR]

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