Proto-WChadic: *dad-
Meaning: 'mother' 1, 'sister' 2
Kifri=Giwo: dàadá 2 [St]
Sayanchi: dàdaʔ 1 [KrN 29]
Ngizim: dàadá 1, 2 [ShN]
Notes: Cp.without reduplication: Polci dée [Cs N8] and Dera díyè [NmK] 'mother'. In Ngizim only as a term of reference or address (used with one's mother or elder sister).