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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *His- (> ʔis-) sg., ? *n-HHVs- > *ngas pl.
Meaning: egg
Tumak: ŋàá < *nHs [Cp] , var ngàá <*ngas, pl.
Ndam: nā:s [CLR] <*ngas, pl.
Dangla: ḍíìsà [Fd] <*dV-ʔVs-, cf. Birgit
Migama: ḍéèsè <*dV-ʔVs- [JgMig]
Jegu: ḍḕš/sê [Jg] <*dV-ʔVs-
Bidiya: ḍíisà [JgBid]<*dV-ʔVs-
Mubi: ḍíssó [Jg] <*dV-ʔVs-
Birgit: ʔíisìyà [JgBr]
Notes: cf. the same sg./pl. forms in CCh: *nVHVs- (sg.) > *nVHHVs- > *ngVs- (pl.): Tera nòɣzǝ̀, Dgh níšè, Gdf nɔ́sʌ̀ 'woman', Malgwa ngwáša 'Frauen'. Note the old pl. form with sg. semantics in :Glv ngwasa, Gisiga ngos, etc. 'woman'. In both cases pl. form is marked also by internal -a-.
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-tum,echet-ndm,echet-dng,echet-mig,echet-jeg,echet-bid,echet-mub,echet-brg,echet-notes,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *sawVḥ- (?)
Meaning: egg
Notes: Scarce data.
afaset-meaning,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,afaset-notes,
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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: swḥ.t (pyr)
Meaning: 'egg'
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *saHʷ- (>ṣaw-)/*Hʷas-
Meaning: 'egg'
Mupun: ā́s [Fr]
Sura: ā́s [Jg]
Angas: es[Fl]
Ankwe=Goemai: hās [Hff]
Bolewa: ḍ-inšha [Meek]
Karekare: ʔínsà [LkK]
Pero: íǯî [Fr]
Ngamo: yínsâ [Kr]
Kifri=Giwo: íččà [ShB]
Gera: ísà [ShB]
Galambu: ī́sà [ShB]
Geruma: nitsha [CLR: 122]
Warji: cù-ná [SkNb]
Kariya: ṣū [Sk]
Miya: ácù [Sk]
Pa'a: àsí [Ms]
Cagu: sóhòyí [Sk]
Siri: ṣàwɨ́ [Sk]
Mburku: č̣ū́ [Sk]
Jimbin: ášú [Sk]
Jimi: yṓsō [Cs]
Mangas: wǝ̀nsi [Cs]
Boghom: ny-onsiʔ [Sm]
Kir: wansì [Sm]
Notes: Forms like VnsV rather present a met. from *VsV-n , cf. *id-n 'eye'and other monosyll. roots.
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-gwn,wchet-sur,wchet-ang,wchet-ank,wchet-bol,wchet-krk,wchet-per,wchet-ngm,wchet-krf,wchet-ger,wchet-glm,wchet-grm,wchet-wrj,wchet-kry,wchet-miy,wchet-paa,wchet-cag,wchet-sir,wchet-mbu,wchet-jmb,wchet-jim,wchet-mng,wchet-bgh,wchet-kir,wchet-notes,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *saHVy- > *ŝV(ŝV)
Meaning: egg
Higi Nkafa: ŝiŝi (pl.) [CLR: 123]
Lamang: ŝiŝi [CLR]
Dghwede=Zǝɣwana: ŝǝŝè [CLR]
Mandara=Wandala: šéya <*say/H
Guduf: ŝíɛ̀ [CLR]
Mofu-Gudur: ŝɛŝɛ-ḍ [BMof]
Gisiga: teĉ<tV-ĉayH, fem. pref. cf. Mukt ŝaŝáì
Buduma=Yedina: n-ŝee [CLR]
Musgu: ax̂e [CLR]
Peve: šae [CLR ZD]
Zime-Dari: séʔ [Sa]
Masa: se [CLR]
Notes: secondary lateral in most of the CCh languages. Note that CV roots are often reduplicated.
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-hnk,cchet-lmn,cchet-dgh,cchet-mnd,cchet-gdf,cchet-mof,cchet-gis,cchet-bud,cchet-msg,cchet-lpe,cchet-zim,cchet-mas,cchet-notes,
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