Central Chadic etymology : Query result

Proto-CChadic: *či/ag-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'stand up' 1, 'rising' 2

Glavda: čig(à ) 2 [Rp]

Buduma=Yedina: čagi 1 [LBud]

Notes: CCh shows a palatal affricate č (< Ch *č, č̣. ). ā Palatalization of AA *c̣ before a front vowel on the PCh level can not be excluded.

Proto-CChadic: *čil-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'seed'

Kilba: čúlì [Kr N 133]

Wamdiu: čulī

Hildi=Margi Mbazuwa: čulī

Higi Baza: cɨ̀lù

Higi Nkafa: cili

Notes: cp. ZBT sǝ̀la 'grain' [Sa]

Proto-CChadic: *čilVm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 1 'dark', 2 'black'

Buduma=Yedina: čilim 1 [LBud]

Gulfey: se̥le̥m 2 [Lk]

Proto-CChadic: *čir-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'shriek' 1, ' to shriek' 2

Mbara: čìrí 1 [TMba]

Mulwi: síríyí 2 [TMlw]

Proto-CChadic: *čit-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'shoot'

Gaanda: čìti-ʔǝnǯi [Kr]

Gabin: čitǝʔ-ǝnči [Kr: 402]

Boka: šett-indi [Kr]

Proto-CChadic: *čiw(-ar)-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'elephant'

Bura: Bura Pele čiwar̃ 'elephant' Bla.Eleph., 200

Chibak: isiwar̃ 'elephant' Bla.Eleph., 200

Kilba: čuwar id. CLR II 12

Ngwaxi: ciwǝ̀r [Kr: 85]

Margi: čúẃar (apud Hoffmann), ciwar̃, EMargi ciwar̃ Kr 'elephant' Bla.Eleph., 200

Wamdiu: čīwàr [Kr: 114]

Hildi=Margi Mbazuwa: čiwarū [Kr: 104]

Higi Nkafa: čuwe CLR II 124

Nzangi: and Kobochi čūāré_ 'elephant' Bla.Eleph., 200; čuwarɛ CLR II 124

Bata: čūé CLR II 125

Notes: Bla. ibid. compares these forms with other CCh. terms without final -r (a loss of -r in Auslaut?) and with final -n, though the correspondence -r ~ n is, to my knowledge, not attested

Proto-CChadic: *č/č̣an-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hear' 1, 'understand' 2

Mofu-Gudur: -čàn- 1, 2 [BaMof]

Mada: MADA éčeŋ 1, 2 [BaMad]

Musgu: x̂ena 1, 2[Luk] secondary lateral

Notes: contamination with *c̣i/an- 'hear' 1, 'smell' 2

Proto-CChadic: *č/č̣Vw/y-

Meaning: 'bird' 1, type of bird' 2

Gude: čī́-čī̀-tǝ 2 [Hs]

Gudu: čuo 1 [CLR]

Logone: sí-síá 1 [CLR]

Proto-CChadic: *č1a/i-w

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'catch' 1, 'take' 2, 'cramp in hand' 3, 'seize' 4

Gisiga: ǯe 4 [LGis]

Mafa=Matakam: č- 2 [BMaf]

Gude: čı̀ı̀wá 3 [Hs]

Logone: si 1 [LLog]

Buduma=Yedina: ča 1 [LBud]

Gulfey: si 2 [Lk: 150]

Notes: Gis may originate from n-čV

Proto-CChadic: *č̣ub-

Meaning: 'long' 1, 'weit' 2, 'lengthen' 3

Dghwede=Zǝɣwana: cuḅà 1 [Kr N 291]

Ngweshe: cuḅà 1 [Kr]

Gava: cuḅà 1[Kr]

Mofu-Gudur: -́čǝḅ- 3 [Mada]

Gisiga: subor 1 [Luk]

Buduma=Yedina: čābǝi 2 [Luk]

Notes: All the reflexes are regular. Mofu 'ajouter de lapaille a une natte pour l'allonger; augmenter'

Proto-CChadic: *čugʷan-

Meaning: 'elephant'

Gaanda: čuwèna[Kr: 26]

Gabin: čuwène [Kr: 35]

Hwona: čɨ̆wānà [Kr:16]

Higi Baza: čɨwè [Kr: 143]

Higi Nkafa: čùwɛ [Kr:133]

Higi Ghye: čɨwè [Kr: 163]

Fali Kiria: čùwùnù [Kr: 183]

Kapsiki=Higi Kamale: čùwɛ [Kr: 153]

Gude: čṓna [CLR: 125]

Bata: čūé [Kr: 125]

Banana: čogna [Lk: 129]

Notes: Regular -n > =r. cp. also CCh *giwan id and *bgn. Cf.NBauchi 'rhino' *ǯuŋgʷa.

Proto-CChadic: *čur-ay-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'axe' 1, 'hoe' 2

Gude: cǝ́ǝrà 2 [Hs]

Fali Jilvu: čilĩ 2 {Kr: 7]

Fali Muchella: curu 2 [Kr: 17]

Fali Bwagira: cìrì-n 2 [Kr: 27]

Bachama: šùrɛy1 [Kr: 167]

Proto-CChadic: *čV

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fish with a basket' 1, 'fish, catch' 2

Buduma=Yedina: či 2 [VM:111] pêcher, saisir

Zime-Batna: cu 1 [Sa]

Proto-CChadic: *čVḍ-

Meaning: 'insult, injure'

Mofu-Gudur: -čǝḍ- [BaMof]

Notes: Mofu č < *č, *č̣, *c̣. In this very case: *hcid-> *c̣id-> č̣id- >čiḍ- .

Proto-CChadic: *čVg-

Meaning: 'ask'

Buduma=Yedina: čega

Proto-CChadic: *čVm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: gather, join' 1 , 'gathering' 2

Mofu-Gudur: -́čǝm- 1 [BMof]

Mafa=Matakam: ńčǝ́mǝ́ 2 [BaMaf] reunion autour de chef

Gude: cǝǝmǝ 1 [Hs] ('gather many things into one place', may originate from *cVm- as well)

Notes: Malgwa cam-no [Lr] 'Versammlung)'

Proto-CChadic: *čVp-

Meaning: 'pile up' 1, 'all' 2, be full of'3

Mofu-Gudur: -čǝp- 1, čǝpá 2 [BaMof]

Mafa=Matakam: čéf 3 id. [BaMaf]

Proto-CChadic: *č̣VpVr- (metathesis)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'urine'

Lame: ǯı̣̀rbı̣́r, [Kr N 77]

Peve: čubúr [CLR], dzùbur [Sa]

Notes: Cf. Mas súmura [CLR: 335], Bnn sùmarà [Kr N 77] id. (both <*č̣VpVr-?).

Proto-CChadic: *čwaʔ -

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'pierce'

Mbara: čó: 1 [TMba]

Mulwi: sú 1 [TMlw]

Mafa=Matakam: č- 1 [BMaf]

Proto-CChadic: *čwaʔ- =1437

Meaning: 'pierce' 1, 'cut' 2

Mbara: čó: 1 [TMba]

Mofu-Gudur: ́ -́č- 1 [BMof]