Central Chadic etymology : Query result

Proto-CChadic: *nVgwar-

Meaning: 'calabash'

Nzangi: ngwòrɛ

Proto-CChadic: *nV-gwaʒ-

Meaning: 'woman'

Gisiga: Łgos

Mada: Łgas

Mafa=Matakam: Łgwaz

Notes: according to CLR - a loan

Proto-CChadic: *nVgya-

Meaning: 'light (n.)'

Musgu: ŋ̀ɣà [LMsg]

Proto-CChadic: *nVH-

Meaning: 'full' 1 , 'to fill' 2

Boka: nǝx- 2 [Kr]

Bura: nhya, nhyi 2 [Ann]

Higi Baza: nàxù-ndɔ̀ 2 [Kr]

Higi Nkafa: laxu- 2 [Kr]

Fali Kiria: ŋxuʔ 2 [Kr]

Dghwede=Zǝɣwana: cf. rxà 2 [CLR]

Mandara=Wandala: n(ah)a 2, ánnáhà 1 [CLR]

Malgwa: na 2 [Lr]

Glavda: rǝɣ [Rp]

Guduf: ǝ̀rxà [HSK] 1

Gava: rɣà-nufà1 [CLR]

Cineni=Nakatsa: rɛ̀ɣà 1 [HSK]

Mofu-Gudur: -ràh- 2 [BaMaf]

Gisiga: nah 1 (v.) [CLR]

Notes: initial r- may originate from n- (in contact with or onfluenced by -ɣ- ). Less probable two different roots. Cf. *nVy- 'fill'.

Proto-CChadic: *nV(H)-

Meaning: give'

Kilba: ànī [Kr]

Margi: ʔná-nì [CLR]

Wamdiu: ni-ŋi [Kr]

West Margi = Margi putai: nǝ-ni [Kr N 400]

Zime-Dari: nīē [Cap]

Zime-Batna: nè [Sa]

Proto-CChadic: *nVH(Vn)-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'meat' 1,'cow' 2

Munjuk: nè́ŋ [TrMnj]

Musgu: nɛŋ, niŋ, nē, nɛhɛŋ , pl. neŋái, neŋakái 1 [LukMsg]

Proto-CChadic: *nVHVŝ-

Meaning: sand

Zime-Dari: nyēŝ [Cap]

Zime-Batna: nyéŝe [Jg]

Masa: ŋéŝná [CLR]

Proto-CChadic: *(nV-)kVs-

Meaning: 'bone'

Mbara: ŋ-gíŝ [TMba]

Munjuk: keŝ-ke [TMnj]

Musgu: kés̃-kɛ̄ [KMsg]

Notes: Cf. Log ŋkósê 1 [LLog] 'Kern' ('middle bone' > 'kernel' and C 5 Malgwa ǝ́-ksúwe 'Brustkorb' [Lr]. According to Löhr, related to ǝ́ksǝ 'town' [Lr:292] . Partial redup. and secondary lateral (due to a contactwith a velar) in Msg and Mnj. Voicing after a nasal in Mba. Definately originates from Ch *ḳas- 'bone'.

Proto-CChadic: *nV-kwi-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'baboon'

Higi Ghye: Ł̀kwi

Proto-CChadic: *nV-ḳwad-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'bottle'

Logone: ŋkṓda [LkL]

Notes: ŋk < *nḳ

Proto-CChadic: *nVp-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'smell (intrans.)' 1, 'breathe' 2

Daba: nǝp 2 [Li] secondary semantics < 'to rest'

Musgoy: nǝp 1 [Mo]

Proto-CChadic: *nVq-

Meaning: 'look' 1, 'see'2, 'examine' 3, 'be sure' 4, 'perceive'5

Lamang: nɣ 2 [CLR]

Dghwede=Zǝɣwana: nǝ̀xénè 2 [CLR]

Mandara=Wandala: n(ah) a 2 [CLR]

Glavda: naɣ 1,4,5 [Rp]

Cineni=Nakatsa: naɣ

Mofu-Gudur: -́nǝk-1,2,3 [BaMof]

Proto-CChadic: *nVr- > *nVHVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'ash' 1, 'coal' 2

Gude: ŋira-ḍu 1 [CLR]

Logone: nur 2 [Luk]

Proto-CChadic: *nVsiṭ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'press'

Tera: nǯeḍi [Kr: 8]

Ngwaxi: nsitǝ [Kr: 86]

Proto-CChadic: *nVw/ʔ-

Meaning: 'say' 1, 'answer' 2

Margi: nǝ̀ 1 [Hff:24]

Gude: nwu 2 [Hs]

Proto-CChadic: *nVy/HVl-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to moisten' 1,'dew' 2

Higi Baza: nyila 2 [Kr N108]

Masa: ŋul 1 [CC]

Proto-CChadic: *nVǯaH-

Meaning: 'day'

Mbara: nǯàà [TMba]

Notes: cp. 734

Proto-CChadic: *nV-ǯal- < *nV-čal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: west

Gisiga: nʒala [LGis]

Notes: voicing of affricates in a cluster is regular

Proto-CChadic: *nwVw-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'grass'

Gudu: nwú:wà [Kr: 139]

Proto-CChadic: *nyab-

Meaning: 'elephant'

Logone: néví

Notes: cp. Afd ʔárfǝ́y, Maltam ʔàrfǝ̀y , Makaru ʔàrfǝ̀w, GUL ʔàrfǝ̀, KUS ʔàrvǝ̀y id {T 2001: 6] and Oromo arba.