North Khoisan etymology : Query result

Proto-Ju: *!ae

Tonal pattern: HH [j] ~ HH [k] ~ HH [e]

Meaning: to carry over the shoulder

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : !áé

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): !ae

ǀǀAuǀǀen : !áí "to collect"

!Kung (Lloyd) : !é ~ !ʰi ~ !ì

!Kung (Weich): !ai

!O!Kung (Bleek) : !é ~ !àì ~ !ei

!O!Kung (Snyman): !ái

Kavango : !a̋i

Ekoka : k!áí

References : Bleek 404, 419, 420, 426, 434; Dickens 309; Heikkinen 1986; KH 134; Snyman 54; Snyman 1980: 35; Weich 108.

RefLex number: 2207

Proto-Ju: *!ae

Meaning: river

!O!Kung (Bleek) : !kai

Mpunguvlei : !àé

References : Bleek 405; Snyman 1997: 93.

RefLex number: 3083

Proto-Ju: *!aeˤ

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: to hunt

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : !ȁèˤ // !ȁèˤ-xʼàò (n1 -si) "hunter"; !ȁèˤ-sí ~ !ȁèˤ-ǀʰó (n5 -si) "hunting ground"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): !aeˤ

ǀǀAuǀǀen : ɡ!aiˤ ~ !àìˤ

References : Bleek 375, 404; Dickens 311; Snyman 22.

RefLex number: 2243

Proto-Ju: *!̯aˤ

Tonal pattern: XX [j]

Meaning: iron

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : !ȁˤ (n5 -si) "iron, steel, steel implement, tool, bell" // !ȁˤ-mà, pl. !ȁˤ-mʰí (n5) "small implement or weapon made from steel, e.g. pistol"; !ȁˤ-!áí (n5 -si) "crowbar"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): !aˤa

!O!Kung (Snyman): ǀǀàˤ

Tsumkwe : !àˤ

Tsintsabis : ǀǀàˤ

Okongo : ǀǀāˤ

Leeunes : ǀǀāˤ "penknife"

Mpunguvlei : ǀǀāˤ

Cuito : ǀǀāˤ

Cuando : ǀǀāˤ

North Omatako : !àˤ

Kameeldoring : !àˤ

Lister : !ànù

References : Dickens 311; Snyman 19; Snyman 1980: 3; Snyman 1997: 96.

RefLex number: 2242

Proto-Ju: *haˤʔare

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: to fetch water

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : hàˤʔáré

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): haˤre

ǀǀAuǀǀen : àˤre

!O!Kung (Snyman): hàˤrè

References : Bleek 11; Dickens 218; Snyman 17; Snyman 1980: 8.

RefLex number: 625

Proto-Ju: *!aʰ

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

Meaning: to run away, jump away

Juǀʼhoan : !ȁàʰ "run, run away" // !ȁàʰ-sí (n5 -si) "sports track, athletics track"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): !ʰaa

ǀǀAuǀǀen : !a ~ !aː

!Kung (Lloyd) : !à ~ !á

!Kung (Doke): !̯aː

!Kung (Weich): !aːh

!O!Kung (Bleek) : !a ~ !aː

!O!Kung (Snyman): !āà

Ekoka : k!ȁhà

Tsumkwe : !āà

Tsintsabis : !àá

Okongo : !ā̀á

Leeunes : !āà

Mpunguvlei : !āà

Cuito : !āà

Cuando : !āà

South Omatako : !āà

North Omatako : !āà

Kameeldoring : !āà

Lister : !āà

References : Bleek 401, 506; Dickens 309; KH 134; Snyman 19; Snyman 1980: 48; Snyman 1997: 97; Weich 108.

RefLex number: 2198

Proto-Ju: *!aʰ

Tonal pattern: XX [j]

Meaning: bustard

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : !ȁʰ (n2) "red-crested korhaan, Lophotis ruficrista"

!Kung (Lloyd) : !ắ "a bird"

!O!Kung (Bleek) : !à:

!O!Kung (Snyman): !aː

Tsumkwe : !ā

Tsintsabis : !ā

Okongo : !ā

Leeunes : !ā

Mpunguvlei : !ā

Cuito : !ā

Cuando : !ā

South Omatako : !ā

North Omatako : !ā

Kameeldoring : !ā

Lister : !ā

References : Bleek 402; Dickens 309; Snyman 1980: 35; Snyman 1997: 96.

RefLex number: 2211

Proto-Ju: *!̯ãĩ

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: neck

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : !ã̀ĩ̀ (n5 -si) "neck; collar" // !ã̀ĩ̀-ɡ!ȁȍʰ, pl. !ã̀ĩ̀-sȉ-ɡǀȁȍʰ (n5) "obstinate person"; !ã̀ĩ̀-ɳ!áŋ-číá (n5 -si) "necklace"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): !ẽĩ

ǀǀAuǀǀen : !ẽĩ

!Kung (Lloyd) : ǀǀã̆ŋ ~ ǀǀãũŋ

!Kung (Doke): !̯ãŋ

!Kung (Vedder): ɡ!̯yaːŋ

!O!Kung (Bleek) : ǀǀãŋ

!O!Kung (Snyman): ǀǀàŋ

Kavango : ǀǀàŋ

Various addenda: Passarge (ǀǀAuǀǀen): !aiŋ.

References : Bleek 405, 420, 470, 506, 556; Dickens 310; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 30; Snyman 1980: 16.

RefLex number: 2222

Proto-Ju: *!ai

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: digging stick

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : !áí (n5 -si)

ǀǀAuǀǀen : !ai "stick" // !ẽ "digging stick"

!Kung (Lloyd) : !è ~ !èi ~ !éː ~ !ʰè

!O!Kung (Bleek) : !ai !a "reed"

Kavango : !áe ~ !é

References : Bleek 405, 420, 426; Dickens 309; Heikkinen 1986.

RefLex number: 2214

Proto-Ju: *!ai

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: pounding block, mortar

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : !àì (n5 -si)

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): !ei

ǀǀAuǀǀen : !eː ~ ɡǂeː

!Kung (Lloyd) : !é ~ !ʰé

!O!Kung (Bleek) : ɡ!ai ~ !ai ~ !e

Kavango : !àe ~ !è

Various addenda: Passarge (ǀǀAuǀǀen): $ki.

References : Bleek 375, 405, 420, 426, 646, 688; Dickens 309; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 21.

RefLex number: 2215

Proto-Ju: *!ãĩʰ

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

Meaning: to shake something out of container

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : !ã̏ĩ̀ʰ

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɡ!ʰẽĩ "to shake out pipe"

Kavango : ɳ!ʰã̀ẽ-ɳ!ʰã̀ẽ "shake (blankets)"

References : Dickens 310; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 56.

RefLex number: 2221

Proto-Ju: *!ao

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: to fall over, overturn

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : !àò "fall over"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): !ao "to overturn"

!Kung (Lloyd) : !ao ~ !ao-wa "to throw down, fall down"

References : Bleek 408; Dickens 311; Snyman 22.

RefLex number: 2238

Proto-Ju: *!aoʰ

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: part of a village, yard, homestead

Juǀʼhoan : !ȁòʰ (n5 -si) // !ȁòʰ-ɳ!áŋ (n1 -si) "person who lives with one in the same part of a village, member of the (extended) family"

References : Dickens 311.

RefLex number: 2239

Proto-Ju: *!ara

Meaning: arrow poison

!Kung (Lloyd) : !khắra "poisonous"

!O!Kung (Bleek) : !kara

!O!Kung (Snyman): !àlà

References : Bleek 409, 424; Snyman 1980: 32.

RefLex number: 3044

Proto-Ju: *!aru

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: plant sp., Hyparrhenia filipendula

Juǀʼhoan : !árú (n3 -si)

References : Dickens 312.

RefLex number: 2254

Proto-Ju: *!au

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: to move (house), migrate

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : !áú "to move house, trek, travel, migrate; (?) to slither (of a snake), float, flow" // (n5 -si) "move, trek, migration"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): !eu "to move, trek"

!Kung (Lloyd) : !aŭ "to remove to another dwelling"

References : Bleek 411; Dickens 312; Snyman 21.

RefLex number: 2256

Proto-Ju: *!a-[u]

Meaning: gemsbok

!Kung (Lloyd) : !kaˤŭ́-wa, !káu ǀǀkhắ

!Kung (Doke): !̯kawa

Tsumkwe : !àó

Tsintsabis : !ào

Okongo : !ào

Leeunes : !áo

Cuando : !áo

Various addenda: Zukowsky (!Kung): gaua.

References : Bleek 45, 416, 470; Snyman 1997: 78.

RefLex number: 3048

Proto-Ju: *!ãũ

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: to be sick

Juǀʼhoan : !ã́ṹ // (n5 -si) "pain, illness"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): !ẽũ

ǀǀAuǀǀen : !ãũ

References : Bleek 411; Dickens 312; Snyman 31.

RefLex number: 2262

Proto-Ju: *!̯ãũ [ǂ]

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: to put on (a head-scarf)

Juǀʼhoan : !áṹ

Kavango : ǀǀã̋ũ̋

References : Dickens 312; Heikkinen 1986.

RefLex number: 2263

Proto-Ju: *!au (*!̯-)

Meaning: three

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

ǀǀAuǀǀen : !kau "all"

!Kung (Lloyd) : !kaù, !káo

!Kung (Doke): !au "three, many" // !̯kau "three"

!Kung (Vedder): !gao

!Kung (Weich): !ao

!O!Kung (Bleek) : !káú

!O!Kung (Snyman): !áo

References : Bleek 377, 412, 470; Snyman 1980: 52; Weich 108.

RefLex number: 3045