Proto-CChadic: *(xV-/mV-)cin-
Meaning: 'nose'
Chibak: kwu-cir [Kr]
Margi: mčir [Kr]
West Margi = Margi putai: mčir [Kr]
Higi Nkafa: nčì [CLR]
Fali Kiria: šinuʔ [Kr N 39]
Fali Gili: k-šin [Kr]
Kapsiki=Higi Kamale: nčin [CLR: 258]
Gude: šìna [CLR]
Gudu: či̇n [CLR]
Nzangi: činɛ [CLR]
Bachama: šine ]Clr]
Bata: činne [CLR]
Logone: xsǝni [LKL]
Buduma=Yedina: čìnaí [LkB]
Gulfey: sken [Lk: 150]
Kusseri: hāsen [Lk:145]
Lame: číní [Kr]
Zime-Batna: cin [Sa]
Masa: čin [CLR]
Banana: činà [Kr]
Notes: Cf. margi ntifu 'five' showing than mčir rather orginates from *m-cir- (not from Cf *-tin'nose', cf.) -r<*-n in bura-margi gr. is regular. Gisiga cun-zo 'smoke' may be derived from ' smell'.
