North Khoisan etymology : Query result

Proto-Ju: *ʒoa

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: marijuana, dagga

Juǀʼhoan : zȍà (n3)

!Kung (Weich): ǯua

Leeunes : ʒõ̀ã́

Mpunguvlei : ǯõ̀ã

Cuito : ǯõ̀ã

Cuando : ǯõ̀ã

South Omatako : zȭã̀

North Omatako : zȭã̀

References : Dickens 286; Snyman 1997: 84; Weich 10.

RefLex number: 1762

Proto-Ju: *ʒõã-ʒõã

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: fly (n.)

Juǀʼhoan : zõ̏ã̀-zõ̏ã̀ (n2)

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): zwaˤ-zwaˤ

ǀǀAuǀǀen : ʒwã-ʒwã

Nogau : doá-doá ~ soá-soá

!Kung (Lloyd) : ʒoã-ʒŏã́ ~ ʒo-ʒoã̀

!Kung (Doke): nzwa-nzwa

!Kung (Weich): ǯõãʰ-ǯõãʰ

!O!Kung (Bleek) : ʒwã-ʒwã

!O!Kung (Snyman): ʒòa-ʒòa

Kavango : nʒõ̀ã-nʒṍã

References : Bleek 27, 31, 32, 150, 172, 266; Dickens 286; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 23; Snyman 1980: 17; Weich 9.

RefLex number: 1763

Proto-Ju: *ʒõĩˤ

Tonal pattern: XX [j] ~ XX [k] ~ LX [e]

Meaning: to be delighted

Juǀʼhoan : zõ̏ĩ̏ˤ // zȍĩ̏ˤ-ã̏ "to be delighted with"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): zõĩˤ "to be satisfied"

!Kung (Weich): ǯoi

Kavango : zȍeˤ "rejoice"

Ekoka : ǯòȅˤ "be happy"

References : Dickens 286; Heikkinen 1986; KH 129; Snyman 31; Weich 9.

RefLex number: 1765

Proto-Ju: *ʒoma

Tonal pattern: XX [j]

Meaning: to smile

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : zȍmȁ

Kavango : zȍm

Tsintsabis : ʒòm

Okongo : ǯòm

Leeunes : ʒòm

Mpunguvlei : ǯòm

Cuito : ǯòm

References : Dickens 286; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 1997: 67.

RefLex number: 1764

Proto-Ju: *ʒũ

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: beak, bill

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : zũ̀ (n5 -si)

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): zõ "tip of lip"

!Kung (Doke): zɔːŋ "lip"

!Kung (Weich): ǯuŋ

Kavango : zòŋ "tip of upper lip"

Notes : Cf. also Kavango dsu "bill"?

References : Bleek 264; Dickens 287; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 28; Weich 10.

RefLex number: 1771

Proto-Ju: *ʒu (*žu)

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

Meaning: we (excl.)

!Kung (Weich): ǯu

Kavango : zù

Ekoka : ǯù

References : Heikkinen 1986; KH 129; Weich 10.

RefLex number: 3165

Proto-Ju: *ʒuʔi (*ž-)

Tonal pattern: MH [k] ~ MH [e]

Meaning: foam

!Kung (Weich): ǯuí

Kavango : zúʔi̋

Ekoka : ǯūí "beer"

Notes : Class 3.

References : Heikkinen 1986; KH 129; Weich 10.

RefLex number: 3172

Proto-Ju: *ʒxae

Tonal pattern: XH [j]

Meaning: to jump away quickly, pull away

Juǀʼhoan : ʒxȁé

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ʒxae "to run"

References : Dickens 199; Snyman 40.

RefLex number: 195

Proto-Ju: *ʒxora

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: the gap between the two front teeth

Juǀʼhoan : ʒxȍȁrà (n5 -si)

Tsumkwe : ʒxòará

Tsintsabis : čxòará

Leeunes : cxòará

South Omatako : ʒòrá

North Omatako : ʒxòará

Kameeldoring : ʒxòará

Lister : ʒxòará

References : Dickens 199; Snyman 1997: 40.

RefLex number: 196

Proto-Ju: *žã

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: good

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : žã̀

!Kung (Lloyd) : ǯʰã ~ ʒʰa

!Kung (Doke): ǯaː ~ ʒaː

!Kung (Weich): ǯala [?]

References : Bleek 32, 265; Dickens 221; Weich 8.

RefLex number: 661

Proto-Ju: *žã

Meaning: rib

!Kung (Weich): ǯã

Kavango : zá

Okongo : džãá

Mpunguvlei : džãa

Cuito : dzãʔá

Cuando : dzãʔa

References : Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 1997: 50; Weich 8.

RefLex number: 3124

Proto-Ju: *žaʔo (*ʒ-)

Meaning: clean

!Kung (Doke): ʒǝʔau

!Kung (Vedder): ʒʼau

!Kung (Weich): ǯáo

!O!Kung (Snyman): ǯàʔó

Kavango : zàʔó

Tsumkwe : žāʔò

Tsintsabis : ʒāʔò

Okongo : ǯāʔò

Leeunes : ǯāʔò

Mpunguvlei : ǯàʔó

Cuito : ǯàʔó

Cuando : ǯàʔó

South Omatako : ǯaʔò

North Omatako : ǯàʔó

Kameeldoring : ǯàʔó

References : Bleek 31, 265; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 1980: 35; Snyman 1997: 77; Weich 9.

RefLex number: 3033

Proto-Ju: *žaˤʔara

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: to quench one's thirst

Juǀʼhoan : žȁˤʔàrà

Tsumkwe : žāˤʔàrà

Tsintsabis : ǯàˤnà ~ ǯàˤrà

Okongo : ǯàˤnà

Mpunguvlei : ǯàˤnà

Cuito : ǯàˤnà

Cuando : ǯàˤnà

South Omatako : ǯàrà

References : Dickens 221; Snyman 1997: 77.

RefLex number: 663

Proto-Ju: *žaˤm

Tonal pattern: XX [j]

Meaning: thin

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : žȁˤm // žȁˤmà (n5) "thinness (of people)"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): žaˤm

ǀǀAuǀǀen : žaˤm

!Kung (Lloyd) : žʰaḿm

!Kung (Doke): žam

!O!Kung (Snyman): ǯaˤm

References : Bleek 265; Dickens 221; Snyman 45; Snyman 1980: 16.

RefLex number: 665

Proto-Ju: *žaˤni

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: helicopter toy

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : žȁˤnì (n3 -si)

Tsumkwe : žāˤnì

Tsintsabis : ǯāˤnì

Leeunes : ǯāˤnì

Cuito : ǯàˤnì "to rotate"

South Omatako : ǯàˤnì

North Omatako : ǯàˤnì

Kameeldoring : ǯàˤnì

Lister : zàˤnì

References : Dickens 221; Snyman 1997: 77.

RefLex number: 666

Proto-Ju: *žao

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

Meaning: blind

Juǀʼhoan : žȁȍʰ

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): žao

Nogau : schóŭ

!Kung (Lloyd) : ǯou

!Kung (Weich): ǯao

Kavango : zȁo

Tsumkwe : žāo

Tsintsabis : ʒāo

Okongo : ǯāo

Leeunes : ǯāo

Mpunguvlei : ǯāo ~ ǯò

Cuito : ǯāo ~ ǯò

Cuando : ǯāo ~ ǯò

South Omatako : ǯào

North Omatako : ǯào

Kameeldoring : ǯào

Lister : zào

References : Bleek 34, 182; Dickens 221; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 45; Snyman 1997: 77; Weich 8.

RefLex number: 667

Proto-Ju: *žara

Meaning: to supplicate

Mpunguvlei : džàlà

Cuito : džàlà

Cuando : džàlà

References : Snyman 1997: 83.

RefLex number: 3091

Proto-Ju: *žo

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

Meaning: black, dark

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : žó

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): žo

ǀǀAuǀǀen : ʒɔ́ː

!Kung (Lloyd) : ʒʰó ~ ǯŏ́ ~ ǯò ~ ʒʰɔ̀ ~ zʰò

!Kung (Vedder): ʒɔ̂ː "night"

!Kung (Weich): ǯoo

!O!Kung (Bleek) : ǯo ~ ǯuː

!O!Kung (Snyman): ǯó

Kavango : zó

Ekoka : ǯō

Tsumkwe : žó

Tsintsabis : ǯó

Okongo : ǯó

Leeunes : ǯó

Mpunguvlei : ǯó

Cuito : ǯó

Cuando : ǯó

South Omatako : žó

North Omatako : ǯó

Kameeldoring : ǯó

Lister : zó

References : Bleek 31, 33, 34, 265; Dickens 221; KH 129; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 45; Snyman 1980: 34; Snyman 1997: 78; Weich 9.

RefLex number: 670

Proto-Ju: *žoʔoma

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: millipede

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : žȍʔòmà (n2)

ǀǀAuǀǀen : čuma

!Kung (Wilhelm): ǯŭbaː

References : Bleek 34, 237; Dickens 221.

RefLex number: 678

Proto-Ju: *žu

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

Meaning: person

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : žù, pl. žú (n1) // žú-sì ~ žú-á-sì "relatives, members of one's family or village"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): žu

ǀǀAuǀǀen : ʒu

!Kung (Lloyd) : ǯú ~ ǯʰú ~ zʰú

!Kung (Doke): ǯuː

!Kung (Vedder): ʒuː

!O!Kung (Bleek) : ǯu ~ žu

!O!Kung (Snyman): ǯù

Kavango : zù

Ekoka : ǯū-ǀxòȁ

References : Bleek 34, 266; Dickens 221; Heikkinen 1986; KH 129; Snyman 45; Snyman 1980: 46.

RefLex number: 680