Central Chadic etymology : Query result

Proto-CChadic: *n-gur-

Meaning: man

Mafa=Matakam: ŋ́gúràʔà [CLR]

Gude: gūrá, ungura [CLR]

Proto-CChadic: *ngVf-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'break (pottery)'

Mofu-Gudur: - nguf- [BMof]

Proto-CChadic: *ngVl-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cut'

Mafa=Matakam: ngǝl- [Bmaf]

Proto-CChadic: *n-gVwiy-

Meaning: 'buffalo' 2, 'bush-cow' 3

Gude: ngúyá 2 [Hs], ngwiya 1 [CLR: 51]

Notes: cp. also Glavda kawa 1 [CLR: 51] .Initial k- is irregular

Proto-CChadic: *ngwa- < *nVgw-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'answer'

Bura: nggwa 'it is said' [Ann] cf.

Glavda: nggw [Rp]

Gava: ŋgwǝ-gǝ̀nà [Kr N 375]

Proto-CChadic: *n-gwal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'round'

Gulfey: ŋgolō [LLog]

Notes: Cf. Mofu -ŋgá-ŋgál- 'make a ball' [BMof]

Proto-CChadic: *ngwaŝ-

Meaning: 'star' 1, 'shining' 2

Mafa=Matakam: ngáẑ-ngáẑaʔa [BaMaf] 2

Gudu: [Kr] gwǖŝù 1

Proto-CChadic: *(n)gway- not < *g

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'compound, (common) settlement, dwelling; family'

Fali Kiria: ɣǝ̂y [Kraft II, 183] (ɣ <*g?)

Malgwa: ɣàya 'compound' Kraft III, 112 (ɣ <*g?)

Mada: gáy 'family' [BMaf] 'house ofX' ='family'

Mafa=Matakam: ŋgway 'house' Sk. Hs., 278

Logone: ʔɣo, ʔɣu 'Welt, Stadt' Sk. Hs., 278 (ʔɣ- <*g-?)

Buduma=Yedina: ŋgu 'Ort, Haus, Stelle'

Proto-CChadic: *n-gʷari, *gar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'ram' 1, 'antelope' 2

Mofu-Gudur: Hursa goragora, Udlam gwara, Matakam ŋgwur Skin. Dom.An. 196 1

Logone: garia "antelope" (Lk ad73)

Buduma=Yedina: ŋgǝri "gazelle" (Lk ad73), Kuri ingeri, Makeri ingǝrii "antelope" (G ad73)

Proto-CChadic: *ni-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'water'

Gudu: nyoe/a [CLR: 341]

Masa: nī [CLR}

Proto-CChadic: *nib-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'heart'

Daba: nùv [Kr N 69]

Musgoy: nǝv [ ]

Proto-CChadic: *nik- (<*niḳ?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'lick'

Mbara: ník [TMba]

Daba: nǝ̂kāt

Proto-CChadic: *nin-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'water' 1, 'dew' 2

Mbara: nìní-ḍ 2 [TMba]

Munjuk: enini 2 [TMnj]

Musgu: ɛ́nɛni 2 [LMsg]

Masa: nī, ni:ná 1 [CLR: 341]

Proto-CChadic: *ni-nap- (< *ni-lap-?) see 410

Meaning: `liver'

Daba: ninap (Kraft)

Notes: Regressive assimilation in Daba?

Proto-CChadic: *ni-ni-ḍ-

Meaning: 'dew'

Mbara: nìníḍ

Notes: nini-ḍ < cp. N 647

Proto-CChadic: *nip/f-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'breathe' 1, 'life' 2

Tera: nifi 2 [Kr]

Daba: nìp [Li] 1

Proto-CChadic: *n-kVr-/*kV-kVr-

Meaning: 'black' 1, 'green' 2

Kilba: ké-kɛ́rù 1 [Kr]

Margi: kyaeŋ-kyɛ̂r 1 , cf. [SkHs:148] ; Margi *kwar 2

Wamdiu: kyɛ̀-kyɛ́ru 1 [Kr]

Higi Nkafa: ŋgúrɛ́ 1 [Kr]

Fali Kiria: ŋ̀kuri 1 [Kr]

Fali Gili: ŋgùrì 1 [Kr]

Kapsiki=Higi Kamale: ŋkuriyi 1 [Kr]

Proto-CChadic: *n/rif-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'yam'

Higi Futu: lɨfu [Kr]

Higi Baza: nìfi [Kr]

Higi Nkafa: r̀́ifɛ [Kr N226]

Kapsiki=Higi Kamale: nufi [Kr]

Notes: most probably - *nVf-

Proto-CChadic: *noɣw(V)s- ( < *nVɣʷas-? ), pl. *n(V)ggʷVs-> *ngʷas-

Meaning: woman

Tera: nòɣzǝ̀ [Nm, CLR] sg.

Dghwede=Zǝɣwana: ǹwásɣà [CLR] sg.

Malgwa: ŋwáša pl. [Lr]

Glavda: nggwasa [Rp] ? <pl.

Mofu-Gudur: ŋgwàs ? <pl. [BaMof]

Gisiga: ŋgos ? < pl.

Notes: for -H- > -gg- opposition cf. Kirfi kaɣala > pl. kaggilini 'ram', baɣaley 'break' > baggiley 'break in pieces'.

Proto-CChadic: *nōn-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'kind of fish' (unless <Arab.)

Masa: nōn 'la poisson sp.'