Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoe : *ɳǂṹ

Meaning : to sit, sit down

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *ɳǂũ

West Khoe : *ɳǂṹ

East Khoe : *ńṹ

Notes : Baucom: ǂ'Oxoku ɳǂu.

References : Baucom 26; Vossen 491.

Khoekhoe etymology :

Proto-Khoekhoe : *ɳǂũ

Meaning : to sit, sit down

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Nama : ǂnû "to sit down", ǂnôa "to sit"

!Ora : ǂnú "sich hinsetzen"; ǂnũ (Wu.)

Notes : Apparently Nama ǂnûi 'to place, put down' is a causative derivate of the same root.

References : Haacke 124, 125; Meinhof 104; Rust 307; Wuras 47.

West Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-West Khoe : *ɳǂṹ

Meaning : to sit, sit down

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : ɳǂnṹ

Kxoe (Hukwe) : ɳǂṹ; ɳǂnṹ (Kö.)

Buga : ɳǂnú

|Ganda : ɳǂnú

Naro : ɳǂnú(^ŋ) (V.); nǂùú, nǂú (Ba.)

|Gwi : n!(u)o (Ta.)

//Gana : ɳǂnú, ɳǂnùè; n!(u)o (Ta.)

#Haba : ɳǂnṹ

References : Barnard 154; KH; Tanaka 87; Vossen 491.

East Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-East Khoe : *ńṹ

Meaning : to sit, sit down

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : ńṹ

Deti : ńũ̌

Cara : ńú

Tsixa : ńú

Danisi : ńú

Kua : ńṹ

Tsua : ńũ̀

Hietshware : nyo

References : Dornan 107; Vossen 491.

Macro-Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoisan : *ɳ|ŋ (?)

Meaning : to sit

Proto-Bushman : *ɳ|ŋ̥

Proto-Khoe : *ɳǂṹ (?)

Notes : The connection is tempting, but click influxes do not really seem to match at all.

Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

Number : 188

Proto-Bushman : *ɳǀŋ̥

Meaning : to sit

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Ju : *ɳǀŋ (ʼɳǀ-)

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Proto-Taa : *ʔǀnà (?)

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

ǂHoan : *ʔǀna

Bushman > ǂHoan : Bushman > ǂHoan

Notes : The PT form is dubious semantically but quite reliable phonetically.

North Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀŋ (ʼɳǀ-)

Tonal pattern: HH [j] ~ HH [k] ~ HH [e]

Meaning: to sit

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀáŋ // ɳǀáŋ-sí "seat (n.)"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɳǀeŋ

ǀǀAuǀǀen : ɳǀi ~ ɳǀí

!Kung (Lloyd) : ɳǀĩ ~ ɳǀíŋ-a

!Kung (Doke): ǀŋ̄

!Kung (Vedder): ǀŋ

!O!Kung (Bleek) : ǀŋ́

!O!Kung (Snyman): ɳǀàŋ

Kavango : ʔɳǀa̋ŋ ~ ʔɳǀi̋ŋ (W) ~ ɳǀi̋ŋ (E)

Ekoka : ɳǀŋ́

References : Bleek 341, 347; Dickens 238; Heikkinen 1986; KH 135; Snyman 62; Snyman 1980: 8.

RefLex number: 943

South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

Proto-Taa : *ʔ|nà

Meaning : to suit, fit

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ʔ|nàa kV

References : Traill 70.

East #Hoan etymology :

Proto-#Hoan : *ʔ|na

Meaning : to sit

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

#Hoan : ɳ|a (C.); |na (CF); |nā́ (G.); ʔ|ŋā (T.)

References : Collins 2001: 472; Cornell Files; Gruber 1975: 5; Traill 1973: 31.

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