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Proto-Ju: *ǯʔao (?)
Meaning: yellow
!Kung (Lloyd) : dzhao, djao, dzhau "to be yellowish, lightcoloured, to shine"
Mpunguvlei : čào
Cuito : čào
Cuando : čào
South Omatako : tsʔào
North Omatako : džàʔó
RefLex number: 3102
Proto-Ju: *ǯʼa
Tonal pattern: LH
Meaning: to steal, kidnap
Juǀʼhoan : ǯʼàá // ǯʼàá-xʼàò "thief, kidnapper" (n1 )
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǯʼaː
ǀǀAuǀǀen : čaː
!Kung (Lloyd) : ǯa ~ čʰá
!Kung (Doke): n̩čʼaː
!Kung (Wilhelm): ǯaː
!O!Kung (Bleek) : čʼa
!O!Kung (Snyman): čʼàa
Kavango : cʼà ~ cxʼà
RefLex number: 119
Proto-Ju: *ǯʼaha
Tonal pattern: HL [j]
Meaning: a k. of fruit
Juǀʼhoan : ǯʼáhà (n3 ) "edible plum-shaped fruit, Diospyros chamaethamnus "
!Kung (Lloyd) : čʰắxa "a certain fruit (melon?)"
RefLex number: 120
Proto-Ju: *ǯʼʰĩ
Tonal pattern: HH [j]
Meaning: semen, vaginal fluid
Juǀʼhoan : ǯʰĩ́ (n5 -si ) // ǯʼʰĩ́-ǀʼú "to ejaculate (semen)"; ǯʼʰĩ́-ã́ "expression of vulgar insult (fuck yourself)"
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǯʼʰĩː
Tsumkwe : ǯʰĩ
Tsintsabis : čʰì ~ šì
Okongo : šùi ~ ši
South Omatako : ǯʰàŋ
North Omatako : ǯʰàŋ
Kameeldoring : ǯʰaŋ
RefLex number: 122
Proto-Ju: *ǯʼʰũ
Tonal pattern: LL [j]
Meaning: food plant, Walleria nutans
Juǀʼhoan : ǯʼʰũ̀ // ǯʼʰũ̀-ǀxànà-ǀxànà / (n5 -si ) "tumbleweed, Acrotome inflata "; ǂàbè-džʼʰũ̀ (n3 ) "flame-lily, Gloriosa virescens ; Eriospermum omahekense "
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǯʼʰũː
RefLex number: 123
Proto-Ju: *ǯʼʰũ
Tonal pattern: LH [j] ~ XL [k]
Meaning: to blow (with the mouth)
Juǀʼhoan : ǯʼʰũ̌
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǯʼʰũː
ǀǀAuǀǀen : ǯũ ~ čũ
!Kung (Lloyd) : ǯũ ~ ǯɔ̃ŋ ~ žóŋ ~ žuŋ ~ čʰũ ~ cũ̄
!O!Kung (Bleek) : cũ
!O!Kung (Snyman): čʰũ̀ ~ cʰũ̀
Kavango : ǯʰũ̏ũ̀ (W) ~ sʰũ̏ũ̀ (E)
Tsumkwe : ǯʰhũṹ
Tsintsabis : čʰũ
Okongo : ǯũṹ
Leeunes : ǯʰũ
Mpunguvlei : čʰũ̀ṹ
Cuito : čʰũ̀ṹ ~ ǯũ̀ṹ
Cuando : čʰũṹ
South Omatako : ǯʰũ̀
North Omatako : ǯʰũ
Kameeldoring : ǯʰũ
Lister : ʒʰũ̀ṹ
RefLex number: 124
Proto-Ju: *ǯʼʰũ
Tonal pattern: LH [j]
Meaning: to bump, knock, hit (with a vehicle), knock heads together
Juǀʼhoan : ǯʼʰũ̌ // ǯʼʰùṹã́ kʰòè "to collide"
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǯʼʰũː
RefLex number: 125
Proto-Ju: *ǯʼo
Tonal pattern: LX [j]
Meaning: a k. of truffle
Juǀʼhoan : ǯʼȍ-ǯʼòȍ "Kalahari truffle"
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǯʼo-ǯʼo "Terfezia sp."
RefLex number: 129
Proto-Ju: *ǯgxi
Tonal pattern: LL [j] ~ HH [k] ~ XX/MH [e] ~ LL [Sn.]
Meaning: to be moist, be damp, be wet
Juǀʼhoan : ǯʼì
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǯʼi
ǀǀAuǀǀen : čiː
!Kung (Lloyd) : ʒʰi ~ ǯī
!Kung (Doke): ciː
!Kung (Vedder): čʼiː
!Kung (Wilhelm): ciː "damp"
!O!Kung (Snyman): cxʼài ~ čʼàe ~ čxʼàe
Kavango : ʒgxa̋i
Ekoka : ǯgxȁȉ "to be alive" // ǯgxāí "alive" (adj.)
Tsumkwe : ǯʼì
Tsintsabis : čʼì
Okongo : čxʼài
Leeunes : čʼì
Mpunguvlei : cxʼài ~ čxʼài
Cuito : cxʼài ~ čxʼài
Cuando : čxʼai ~ čxʼài
South Omatako : ǯʼì
North Omatako : ǯʼì
Kameeldoring : ǯʼì
Lister : ʒʼì
RefLex number: 126
Proto-Ju: *ǯgxo
Tonal pattern: LL [j] ~ LL [k] ~ XX [e] ~ LL [Sn.]
Meaning: to be blunt, insipid, tasteless
Juǀʼhoan : ǯʼò // ǯʼò-rò "to be blunt, insipid, tasteless"
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǯʼo
ǀǀAuǀǀen : čoː
!Kung (Lloyd) : ǯɔ ~ ǯʰɔ ~ čʰó ~ čʰɔ
!O!Kung (Snyman): čxʼò
Kavango : ʒʼò ~ ʒxʼò
Ekoka : ǯxʼȍ
Tsumkwe : ǯʼò
Tsintsabis : čʼò
Okongo : čxʼò
Leeunes : čʼò
Mpunguvlei : cxʼò
Cuito : cxʼò
Cuando : cxʼò ~ čxʼòo
South Omatako : ǯʼò
North Omatako : ǯʼò
Kameeldoring : ǯʼò
RefLex number: 127
Proto-Ju: *ǯʰʼi
Tonal pattern: LH [j] ~ HH [k]
Meaning: to carry
Juǀʼhoan : ǯʰʼìí "to carry on both shoulders"
!O!Kung (Bleek) : či:-ma // cí "shoulder" (?)
!O!Kung (Snyman): šìː ~ čʰií "carry a child on the shoulder"
Kavango : ʒʰi̋ (W) ~ sʰi̋ (E)
Tsumkwe : ǯʰìí
Tsintsabis : čʰìí
Okongo : čʰìí
Leeunes : ǯʰì
Mpunguvlei : cʰìː ~ čʰìː
Cuito : siì ~ čʰiː
Cuando : čʰíː
South Omatako : ǯʰìː
North Omatako : ǯʰìː
Kameeldoring : ǯʰìí
Lister : ʒʰìí
RefLex number: 121
Proto-Ju: *ǯuŋ (?)
Tonal pattern: XX [j] ~ XX [k] ~ XX [e]
Meaning: to tell lies
Juǀʼhoan : žȉ // (n5 ) lie; žȉ-xʼàò (n1 -si ) "liar"
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ži
!Kung (Lloyd) : zʰiŋ "lying"
!Kung (Weich): šuŋ
Kavango : ʒȁŋ "lies"
Ekoka : ǯŋ̏ "lie"
Tsumkwe : žī
Tsintsabis : šiŋ
Okongo : čʰìŋ
Leeunes : šĩ̀
Mpunguvlei : čʰũ
Cuito : čʰũ
Cuando : čʰũ
South Omatako : šìŋ
North Omatako : žì
Kameeldoring : žàŋ
Lister : ží
Notes : Class 4. A highly irregular root (presumably a Khoisan area Wanderwort); the vocalic correspondences are unique, as is the occurrence of initial ž- in the Omatako-Kameeldoring area.
RefLex number: 669
Proto-Ju: *ǯxa
Tonal pattern: LL [j]
Meaning: to swim
Juǀʼhoan : ǯxà
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǯxaː
Tsumkwe : ǯxa
Lister : ʒxà
RefLex number: 143
Proto-Ju: *ǯxani
Tonal pattern: LH [j]
Meaning: to dance
Juǀʼhoan : ǯxàní // ǯxàní (n2 ) "eland (praise name)"; ǯxàní-xʼàò (n1 -si ) "dancer"; ǯxàní-sí (n5 -si ) "dancing-place"
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǯxeni
ǀǀAuǀǀen : čanne
!Kung (Doke): nčʼxāːnī ~ txānī ~ ʒxānī
!Kung (Vedder): càni
Tsumkwe : ǯxàni
Tsintsabis : ǯxàni
Leeunes : ǯxàni
South Omatako : ǯxànì
North Omatako : ǯxànì
Kameeldoring : ǯxàní
Lister : ǯxàní
RefLex number: 145
Proto-Ju: *ǯxara
Tonal pattern: LH [j]
Meaning: urine, to urinate
Juǀʼhoan : ǯxàrá // ǯxàrá-sí (n5 -si ) "place where one urinates"
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǯxara
RefLex number: 146
Proto-Ju: *ǯxom
Tonal pattern: HH [j]
Meaning: Pleiades
Juǀʼhoan : ǯxóm
ǀǀAuǀǀen : čoˤm
RefLex number: 148
Proto-Ju: *ǯxoma
Tonal pattern: LH [j]
Meaning: to creep, crawl, hide
Juǀʼhoan : ǯxòmá // ǯxòmá-sí (n5 ) "hiding place"
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǯxoma "to hide"
Tsumkwe : ǯxòmá
Tsintsabis : ʒòˤmá
Okongo : ʒòˤmá
Lister : ʒxòmá
RefLex number: 149
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