Number : 162
Proto-Bushman : *ǂʔe (?)
Meaning : person; people
Proto-!Wi : *ǂʔe
Notes : So far, a !Wi isolate with the meaning 'person' or 'people'; often met within the compound *ɳǀǀa-ŋ-ǂʔe 'home-people' - self-designation of the ǀǀNg-!'e and ǀǀKuǀǀe-speaking people. Possible, but unprovable parallels would include !Xóõ ǀǀxã̀ 'people' or maybe the second part of ǂHoan čõ-!aʔe 'people' (the latter compound, by the way, also most probably means 'home-people' historically).
