Saho-Afar etymology :

Proto-Saho-Afar: *ʔan-/*ʔin-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'be'

Saho: -in(n)-, -an-

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʕan-/*ʕin- (?)

Meaning: exist

Semitic: *ʕVnVn- 'appear'

Western Chadic: *ʕan- 'become' (cf., on the other hand *nV 'to be, to exist')

Central Chadic: *nV 'to be'

Beḍauye (Beja): ʔan- 'be'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *ʔan-/ʔin- 'be'

Saho-Afar: *ʔan-/*ʔin- 'be'

High East Cushitic: *yon- 'be'

Notes: Phonetically unclear.

Semitic etymology :

Number: 1637

Proto-Semitic: *ʕVnVn-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'appear'

Arabic: ʕnn [-i-, -u-]

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *ʕan-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'become'

Warji: ɣan- [SkNb]

Kariya: ɣan- [SkNb]

Mburku: ɣan- [SkNb]

Notes: cf. Kirfi n- , Tangale nee 'to exist, to be (present)'

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *n-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to be'

Glavda: n [Rp]

Mofu-Gudur: -n- [BaMof]

Gisiga: ne- [VM]

Mada: èné [BMad]

Notes: Cp. nV as a copula in Ch languages , cf. Biu-Mandara *n 'exist, to be' [RGr:41].

Bedauye (Beja) etymology :

Bedauye: ʔan-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'be'

Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :

Proto-Agaw: *ʔan-/ʔin-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'be'

Bilin: en-, in-

Khamir: an-

Qwara: en-

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *yon-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'be'

Hadiya (Gudella): yon-

Kambatta: yon-

Notes: Phonetically not quite clear.

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