East Chadic etymology : Query result

Proto-EChadic: *kVl-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: earth

Tumak: kǝ̀lé [Cp]

Proto-EChadic: *kVlH-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'testicles'

Kera: kǝ́lǝ́ŋ [Eb]

Kwang: kʌ́lʌ́sʌ́ [CLR] (for the same suff.seeMokilko)

Mokilko: kùrrì-só [JMkk] *ll- > -rr-?

Notes: Note body-part marker -so in Mokilko.

Proto-EChadic: *kVlVm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'charcoal'

Tumak: gulǝ́m [Cp] (regular voicing)

Dangla: kúlmò [Fd]

Migama: kòlmò [JMig]

Bidiya: kilmo [JBid]

Mubi: kílím [Lk: 188]

Birgit: kílmó [CLR: 67]

Proto-EChadic: *kVlyam-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'shadow' 1, 'darkness' 2, 'dark, black' 3

Tumak: dì-glǝ̀m 2 [Cp]

Dangla: kèlmò 1 [Ebb]

Migama: kèlḕmò 1 [JMig]

Sokoro: kílmio 3 [Lk: 42, 47]

Notes: Pref. and regular voicing in Tumak. Cf. also Kwn (J) tòlmó `dark', Kera tilmǝ (f.) `darkness', Sum (J) dı̀lǝ̀m `dark', Tumak dǝlmı́ `black', Ndam (dJ) mán dǝlǝm `dark' (all may originate from < *tV-[k]lVm-). Another possibility - ECh *lum- 'cloud' - seems less reliable.

Proto-EChadic: *kVm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'buffalo' 1, 'meat' 2

Dangla: kúmá 2 [Eb]

Mubi: kɔ̀mé 2 [Lk: 187]

Sokoro: kām ́ ǝʎḳɔ

Proto-EChadic: *kV-mar-

Meaning: 'fortune-telling pegs'

Kera: kǝmaará

Proto-EChadic: *kVn-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'sleep' 1 , 'sleep' 2(n.)

Lele: kun 1 [Sk Hausa:160]

Gabri: kung 1 [Luk] , kun 1 [SkHausa:160]

Kabalai: čó-kuna 1 [Luk]

Dormo: kúng 1 [LUk]

Kera: kin 2 [Eb]

Proto-EChadic: *kVn-(H)-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'dry' 1,'to dry' 2

Kera: keene 1, kanhɛ 2 {Eb]

Proto-EChadic: *kVny-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: knowledge

Mokilko: kónyà [JMkk]

Proto-EChadic: *kV-Par-/*par- (?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'blood' 1, 'red' 2

Somrai: bàrē 1 [Jg]

Tumak: bà 1, pàri 2 [Cp]

Ndam: bā:r 1 [Jg]

Lele: kù-bàrò 1 [CLR]

Kabalai: kà-bǝ̀rǝ 1 [CLR]

Kera: kor (< *kV-bVr-) 1 [Eb]

Kwang: kú-wā́r < *ku-bar 1 [CLR]

Dangla: bā̀r 1 [Fd]

Migama: bā́rá 1 [CLR], bār-an 2

Jegu: bar 1 [CLR]

Mubi: ɔ́bɔ̀r 1 [CLR]

Birgit: bàrà 1 [CLR]

Notes: Voicing of Ch *pin medial position due to a body-parts pref.

Proto-EChadic: *kVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'carve'

Ndam: kǝrâ [JgD]

Notes: Cf. Bidiya koor 'scrape, plane' [JBid]

Proto-EChadic: *kVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hair' 1, 'feather' 2

Tumak: gurá 1, 2 [Cp]

Jegu: kēre 2 [Jg?]

Notes: voicing in Tumak is regular

Proto-EChadic: *kVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'sow'1, seed' 2

Mokilko: kòr-só 2, kī̀rá 1 (als: 'piquer, poignarder') [Jg]

Proto-EChadic: *kVr-Vn-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'frog'

Mubi: kìrḗ-nì [??]

Sokoro: kóri-ŋgē [Nc]

Proto-EChadic: *kVs-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'bone'

Somrai: gùsâny [CLR: 37]

Ndam: gūsé [CLR: 37]

Kera: kǝ́s-kǝ-́n [Eb]

Kwang: kīsí-gī [CLR: 37]

Dangla: kāso, kààsò [CLR: 37]

Proto-EChadic: *kVs-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'blame, abuse'

Sokoro: kéši kéši [Lk]

Proto-EChadic: *kVs-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'pierce' 1, 'hammer in' 2

Kera: késé 2 [Eb] einkeilen

Kwang: késí 1 [Jg]

Notes: vowel assim

Proto-EChadic: *kVs-kV

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'sand'

Dangla: kòs-kò [Fd]

Bidiya: kós-ko [JgB]

Notes: ? partial redupl.

Proto-EChadic: *kVt-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'all' 1, 'gather' 2

Kera: kete 2 (vowel assim.)[Eb]

Jegu: kot 1 [Luk]

Proto-EChadic: *kwač-kwač-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: serpentaire

Bidiya: kwáčkwáč [JgBid]