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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *bwaH-
Meaning: 'hole' 1, 'well' 2, 'pit' 3
Tangale: ba 1, 3 [JgT]
Kifri=Giwo: bòɣó 1[ShB]
Gera: bùwá 2 [ShV]
Notes: Cf. Krkr bóóbi doorway`' [Kl]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-tng,wchet-krf,wchet-ger,wchet-notes,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *baʔ/y/w-
Meaning: hole, pit
Notes: Related to *ba/uʔ- 'dig, hoe (v.)' (2197).
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-ech,afaset-scu,afaset-dhl,afaset-notes,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 986
Proto-Semitic: *biʔ-
Meaning: 'hole'
Akkadian: bīʔu
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,
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Berber etymology :
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Proto-Berber: *baH-
Meaning: 'irrigation ditch'
Siwa: ta-ba
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-siw,
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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: bꜣbꜣ
Meaning: 'hole' (pyr)
Notes: Reduplication. bꜣꜣ 'snake's hole' (pyr), bꜣy.w 'hole' (n), wbꜣ (LM) 'opening'
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,egyet-notes,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *bay-
Meaning: 'hole in the ground'
Dangla: bḕ [Nm: 28]
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-dng,
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South Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-South Cushitic: *baʔ-
Meaning: 'pit'
Iraqw (Mbulu): baʔi
Burunge (Mbulungi): baʔa
Notes: Alternation *a ~ *i
scuet-prnum,scuet-meaning,scuet-irq,scuet-bur,scuet-notes,
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Dahalo etymology :
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Dahalo: ḅoowi
Meaning: 'nostril, small hole'
Notes: From *baʔaw-?
dhlet-prnum,dhlet-meaning,dhlet-notes,
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