Central Khoisan etymology : Query result

Proto-Khoe : *||à

Meaning : fingernail

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

West Khoe : *||a

East Khoe : *||à

References : Vossen 436.

Proto-Khoe : *||abi

Meaning : mountain

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

West Khoe : *||abi

Notes : A West Khoe isogloss.

Proto-Khoe : *||abU

Meaning : wing

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *||abo

West Khoe : *||abu

References : Baucom 28.

Proto-Khoe : *||áé

Meaning : to chew

Khoekhoe : *||ae

West Khoe : *||áé

East Khoe : *||ae

References : Baucom 19.

Proto-Khoe : *||ãĩ

Meaning : to press

Khoekhoe : *||ãĩ

West Khoe : *||ãĩ

East Khoe : *||ai

Proto-Khoe : *||àm̀

Meaning : to bear (child)

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

West Khoe : *||am

East Khoe : *||àm̀

References : Vossen 440.

Proto-Khoe : *||ám̀

Meaning : to feel

West Khoe : *||ám̀

East Khoe : *||ám̀

References : Vossen 439.

Proto-Khoe : *||am

Meaning : water

Khoekhoe : *||am

Notes : A Khoekhoe isogloss.

Proto-Khoe : *||ámà

Meaning : beetle

Khoekhoe : *||ama-be

West Khoe : *||ámà

East Khoe : *||ámà

References : Vossen 454.

Proto-Khoe : *||áǹ

Meaning : shoulder

West Khoe : *||an

East Khoe : *||an

References : Vossen 488.

Proto-Khoe : *||an (*ɡ||-)

Meaning : meat

Khoekhoe : *||an

Notes : An isolated Nama form.

Proto-Khoe : *||ánà

Meaning : camel thorn

Khoekhoe : *||ana

West Khoe : *||ánà

Proto-Khoe : *||àní

Meaning : river current

West Khoe : *||àní

East Khoe : *||àní

References : Vossen 437.

Proto-Khoe : *||áó

Meaning : to shoot

West Khoe : *||áó

East Khoe : *||áó

References : Baucom 26; Vossen 484.

Proto-Khoe : *||ã́ũ̀

Meaning : to fence

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *||ãũ

West Khoe : *||ã́ũ̀

East Khoe : *||ã́ũ̀

References : Vossen 430.

Proto-Khoe : *||áú (*ɳ||háú)

Meaning : to show

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *||au

West Khoe : *||áú

East Khoe : *ɳ||au

Notes : Even if there really is a complex nasalized efflux involved, it's clearly a different case from 'shoe, sandal'. It is more probable that the forms go back to an original *||áú with secondary (?) nasalization in East CK.

References : Vossen 509.

Proto-Khoe : *||ɣaru

Meaning : wild dog

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

West Khoe : *||(ɣ)aru

East Khoe : *||ɣaru

References : Vossen 507.

Proto-Khoe : *||hàí

Meaning : to pull; to smoke

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

West Khoe : *||hàí

East Khoe : *||hàí

References : Vossen 477.

Proto-Khoe : *||hao

Meaning : hoe; to grow (plants)

Khoekhoe : *||hao

West Khoe : *||háó

East Khoe : *||hao

References : Vossen 446.

Proto-Khoe : *||hara

Meaning : field, garden

West Khoe : *||hárà

East Khoe : *||hàrá

Notes : Cf. Proto-Khoekhoe *!hana id.?

References : Vossen 435.