North Khoisan etymology : Query result

Proto-Ju: *ɳǂuni

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: oily residue in pipe

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǂùní (n5 -si)

References : Dickens 247.

RefLex number: 1112

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀa

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: please (marker of imperative)

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀá

ǀǀAuǀǀen : ɳǀa ~ ɳǀe

!Kung (Lloyd) : ɳǀa ~ ɳǀe

!Kung (Vedder): ɳǀaː

References : Bleek 341, 345; Dickens 237.

RefLex number: 927

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀaʔa

Tonal pattern: XL [j] ~ LH [k]

Meaning: air, sky, heaven

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀã̀ʔã̀ (n5)

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɳǀaʔa

ǀǀAuǀǀen : ɳǀaː

!Kung (Lloyd) : ɳǀʔắ ~ ɳǀaˤä̃́ ~ ɳǀĕä̆́ ~ ɳǀĕä̃́

!Kung (Doke): ɳǀaː

!Kung (Vedder): ǀã̄

!Kung (Wilhelm): ǀaː

!O!Kung (Bleek) : ɳǀaa

!O!Kung (Snyman): ɳǀàʔá

Kavango : ɳǀàʔá

References : Bleek 268, 342, 346; Dickens 239; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 62; Snyman 1980: 40.

RefLex number: 964

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀaʔara

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: to add (salt to food)

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀaʔàrà

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɳǀaʔara

Tsumkwe : ɳǀāʔànà

Tsintsabis : ɳǀāʔānà

Okongo : ɳǀāʔàlà

Leeunes : ɳǀāʔānà

Mpunguvlei : ɳǀàrá

Cuito : ɳǀàlá

Cuando : ɳǀàlá

South Omatako : ɳǀàʔàrà

North Omatako : ɳǀàʔàrà

Kameeldoring : ɳǀàʔàrà

Lister : ɳǀàʔárà

References : Dickens 239; Snyman 25; Snyman 1997: 57.

RefLex number: 965

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀaʔŋ

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: delicious, sweet

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀàʔŋ

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɳǀʼeŋ

References : Dickens 239; Snyman 48.

RefLex number: 966

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀaba

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: to break (pl. action)

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀàbà

ǀǀAuǀǀen : ɳǀaː (?)

References : Bleek 341; Dickens 237.

RefLex number: 929

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀaˤʔaro

Tonal pattern: XL [j] ~ LM [k]

Meaning: beetle

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀȁˤʔàrò (n2) "dung beetle"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɳǀaˤro

!Kung (Lloyd) : ɳǀáːro

!Kung (Doke): ɳǀárò

!Kung (Wilhelm): ɳǀắruː

Kavango : ɳǀàˤáró

Tsumkwe : ɳǀāˤʔàrò

Tsintsabis : ɳǀàˤrò

Leeunes : ɳǀāˤʔàrò

Mpunguvlei : ɳǀàˤró

Cuito : ɳǀàˤló

Cuando : ɳǀàˤló

South Omatako : ɳǀàˤrò

North Omatako : ɳǀàˤrò

Kameeldoring : ɳǀàˤrò

Lister : ɳǀàˤrò

References : Bleek 344; Dickens 239; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 17; Snyman 1997: 57.

RefLex number: 954

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀaˤni

Tonal pattern: XL [j] ~ XL [k]

Meaning: brain

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀaˤnì (n5 -si)

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɳǀaˤni

!Kung (Wilhelm): ɳǀắniː

Kavango : ɳǀȁˤnì

Tsumkwe : ɳǀāˤnì

Tsintsabis : ɳǀāˤnì

Okongo : ɳǀāˤnì

Leeunes : ɳǀāˤnì

Mpunguvlei : ɳǀāˤnì

Cuito : ɳǀànì

Cuando : ɳǀànì

South Omatako : ɳǀàˤní

North Omatako : ɳǀàˤní

Kameeldoring : ɳǀàˤní

Lister : ɳǀàˤní

References : Bleek 344; Dickens 46; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 17; Snyman 1997: 57.

RefLex number: 950

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀam̩

Tonal pattern: XX [j]

Meaning: to dance (of women)

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀȁmm // ɳǀȁmm-sí (n5 -si) "dancing place"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɳǀʰemm

Tsumkwe : ɳǀām̄m̀

Tsintsabis : ɳǀām̄m̀

Leeunes : ɳǀām̄m̀

South Omatako : ɳǀām̄m̀

North Omatako : ɳǀām̄m̀

Kameeldoring : ɳǀām̄m̄

Lister : ɳǀām̄m̀

References : Dickens 238; Snyman 46; Snyman 1997: 57.

RefLex number: 937

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀam(i)

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: to throw (a stick)

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀàmì

ǀǀAuǀǀen : ɳǀam ~ ɳǀʌmme

References : Bleek 343, 353; Dickens 238.

RefLex number: 938

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀãõˤ

Tonal pattern: LL

Meaning: to pound something into a porridgy consistency

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀã̀õ̀ˤ

Tsumkwe : ɳǀã̀õˤ

Tsintsabis : ɳǀã̀õˤ

Okongo : ɳǀã̀õˤ

South Omatako : ɳǀõ̀ṹˤ "eat a melon"

North Omatako : ɳǀõ̀ũ̀ˤ

Kameeldoring : ɳǀõ̀ṹˤ

Lister : ɳǀàˤo

References : Dickens 239; Snyman 1997: 58.

RefLex number: 951

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀeʔe

Tonal pattern: LH [j] ~ LL [e]

Meaning: one

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀèʔé // ɳǀèʔé-sí "alone, only"; ɳǀèʔé-ɳǀèʔé-sí "one by one"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɳǀeʔe "alone"

ǀǀAuǀǀen : ɳǀé ~ ɳǀeé

!Kung (Lloyd) : ɳǀĕĕ́

!Kung (Doke): ɳǀʔe

!Kung (Vedder): ǀeː

!Kung (Wilhelm): ɳǀeː

!O!Kung (Bleek) : ɳǀé ~ ɳǀeé

!O!Kung (Snyman): ɳǀèʔé

Kavango : ɳǀeʔe

Ekoka : ɳǀèʔè ~ ɳǀè

References : Bleek 272, 346; Dickens 239; KH 135; Snyman 25; Snyman 1980: 45.

RefLex number: 968

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀǀa

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: to mean, mention, say

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀǀá

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɳǀǀa

!O!Kung (Bleek) : ɳǀǀà: "to talk, hear"

Kavango : ɳǀǀã "say"

Notes : Cf. also Juǀhoan ɳǀǀàè "say (so)".

References : Bleek 612; Dickens 255; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 64.

RefLex number: 1259

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀǀãʔã

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: to stab

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀǀȁʔã̀-tù

Tsumkwe : ɳǀǀã̄ʔà-tù

Tsintsabis : ɳǀǀã̄ʔà-tù

Leeunes : ɳǀǀãʔà-tù

North Omatako : ɳǀǀãʔà-tú

Kameeldoring : ɳǀǀãʔà-tú

Lister : ɳǀǀãʔà-tú

References : Dickens 256; Snyman 1997: 62.

RefLex number: 1294

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀǀabu

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: to shake

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀǀàbù // ɳǀǀáú=ɳǀǀábú "to shake violently, twitch violently (of a donkey etc. twitching its skin)"

!Kung (Lloyd) : ɳǀǀabbu

!O!Kung (Bleek) : ɳǀǀabi-ɳǀǀabi "to make water shake"

Tsumkwe : ɳǀǀàbù

Tsintsabis : ɳǀǀābù

References : Bleek 613; Dickens 255; Snyman 1997: 63.

RefLex number: 1265

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀǀaeˤ

Tonal pattern: XL [j] ~ LM [k] ~ LM [e]

Meaning: men, males

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀǀȁèˤ (n1)

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɳǀǀaeˤ

ǀǀAuǀǀen : ɳǀǀai

!Kung (Lloyd) : ɳǀǀáï

!Kung (Doke): ɳǀǀai

!O!Kung (Bleek) : ɳǀǀai

!O!Kung (Snyman): ɳǀǀàé

Kavango : ɳǀǀàéˤ

Ekoka : ɳǀǀàē

References : Bleek 614; Dickens 255; Heikkinen 1986; KH 137; Snyman 22; Snyman 1980: 10.

RefLex number: 1276

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀǀaˤ-

Meaning: burnt veld

!Kung (Weich): ɳǀǀaˤe "to burn completely (of veld)"

Kavango : ɳǀǀãˤ́

References : Heikkinen 1986; Weich 57.

RefLex number: 3193

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀǀaˤʔara

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: to count, read

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀǀȁˤʔàrà

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɳǀǀaˤraˤ "to read"

!Kung (Weich): ɳǀǀaʰle "to count"

References : Dickens 256; Snyman 17; Weich 56.

RefLex number: 1282

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀǀaˤʔari

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: whip, rod, cane

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀǀàˤʔárí (n3 -si)

References : Dickens 256.

RefLex number: 1283

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀǀaˤʔm

Tonal pattern: XX [j]

Meaning: to dig (of an animal, or by throwing sand out between one's legs)

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀǀȁˤʔm

!Kung (Weich): ɳǀǀaʰm "to scratch" (?)

References : Dickens 256; Weich 57.

RefLex number: 1285