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South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-!Wi : 2he-
Meaning : breast; milk
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
|Xam : !khweí, emph. !khweĭ́tǝn "breast", pl. !kwái!kwai (B.); !khwai (Ll.)
//Ng : ||kẽ̄, ||kē "breasts, udders"; ||kēgǝn, ||kēŋ "milk"
N|huki : ||hǝ̃ĩ, ||ǝ̃ĩ "breast"; ||hǝi-kje "milk"
//Ku//e : ||kwaŋ "milk"
|Auni : ||keĩsi "breast"
|Haasi : ǂgē "milk"
|Nusan : !koadden "milk"
Notes : It is unclear if the |Xam alternation !khwei/!k(h)wai is a genuine morphological alternation or completely fictitious. The other languages do seem to be reflecting an a-tinged (||kwaŋ, !koa-dden) as well as an e-tinged (||keĩsi) variant, but this is not decisive evidence.
References : Bleek 438, 460, 499, 567, 568, 570, 597, 632, 646, 679; NFn.
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