Proto-Ju: *č(ʰ)ona
Tonal pattern: XL [j]
Meaning: loincloth, loinskin
Juǀʼhoan : šȍȁnà ~ čȍȁnȁ ~ čʰȍȁnà (n3 -si)
Tsumkwe : šōanà ~ čʰōanà ~ čõanà
Tsintsabis : šòaná ~ šòná ~ šõanà
Okongo : šòná ~ šõanà
Leeunes : šoànà ~ čʰoanà
Mpunguvlei : šòná ~ šõanà
Cuito : šòná
Cuando : šòná ~ čʰòná
South Omatako : šʰònà ~ šòná
North Omatako : šʰòanà ~ šoáná
Kameeldoring : šòná ~ čʰòná
Lister : čōanà ~ cõanà
Notes : Phonetic variation is most likely due to borrowing from an outside source; the fact that hushing consonants never make the transition to hissing ones in any of the dialects speaks in favour of recent borrowing.
RefLex number: 84
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