Proto-Ju: *ɳ!u
Tonal pattern: LL [j] ~ MH [k] ~ LM [e]
Meaning: egg
Juǀʼhoan : ɳ!ù (n5 -si) "glans of the penis; egg"
ǀǀAuǀǀen : ɳ!uː
Nogau : dshi ɳ!ŭ
!Kung (Lloyd) : ɳ!ú
!Kung (Weich): ɳ!uʰ
!O!Kung (Bleek) : ɳ!u
!O!Kung (Snyman): ɡ!ò=ɳ!ú "ostrich egg"
Kavango : ɳ!úű
Ekoka : ɳ!ùū
Notes : Class 3. Interesting compound in Juǀhoan: dàʔá-ɳ!ù 'coal, ember' (lit. 'fire-egg').
References : Bleek 483; Dickens 194, 254; Heikkinen 1986; KH 136; Snyman 1980: 10; Weich 54.
RefLex number: 1243
