North Khoisan etymology : Query result

Proto-Ju: *!̯xʼau

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

Meaning: dry

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : !xʼáú "be dry, be stiff (of one's muscles)" // (n5 -si) "dryness, drought"; !xʼáú-á "to be empty"; !xʼáú-!xʼáú ~ !xʼá-!xʼá "to dry off"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): !xʼeu

!Kung (Lloyd) : !̯áo ~ ǀǀắo ~ ǀǀào ~ ǀǀxʼắo ~ ǀǀxʼáo

!Kung (Doke): !̯ʼau

!Kung (Vedder): xʼáo

Kavango : ǀǀxʼáo

Tsumkwe : !xʼáu

Tsintsabis : ǀǀxʼáo

Okongo : ǀǀxʼáo

Leeunes : !xʼào

Mpunguvlei : ǀǀxʼáo

Cuito : ǀǀxʼáo

Cuando : ǀǀxʼáo

South Omatako : !xʼào

North Omatako : !xʼáu

Kameeldoring : !xʼáu

Lister : !xʼáu

References : Bleek 119, 470, 505, 558, 603; Dickens 314; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 55; Snyman 1997: 92.

RefLex number: 2302

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