Proto-Ju: *mi ~ *ma
Tonal pattern: HH [j]
Meaning: I, 1st person pr.
Juǀʼhoan : mí
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): mi
ǀǀAuǀǀen : m ~ me ~ mi ~ mu
!Kung (Lloyd) : mé ~ mi ~ mĩ ~ m
!Kung (Doke): m̀ ~ mī ~ mīhī
!Kung (Vedder): mʔ ~ mi
!Kung (Wilhelm): meː ~ me ~ mi ~ mʔxen
!O!Kung (Bleek) : m ~ me ~ mi
!O!Kung (Snyman): ma ~ mi
Kavango : má ~ mi̋
Ekoka : mā ~ mí
Notes : The relations between this labial-based pronoun and occasional forms with other nasals (e. g. the possessive prefix ŋ= 'my' in Doke's !Kung) are unclear.
References : Bleek 131-132, 136, 137, 139; Dickens 235; Heikkinen 1986; KH 44-45; Snyman 86; Snyman 1980: 41.
RefLex number: 892
