West Chadic etymology : Query result

Proto-WChadic: *bark-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'she-goat'

Bolewa: bárke [Bn]

Proto-WChadic: *bar-/*byar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'young girl' 1, 'child' 2, 'son' 3

Hausa: bḗrà 1

Angas: par 2 [Fl]

Galambu: bàrywà 1 [ShB: 82]

Warji: mbiri-na 3 [SNb]

Guruntum: bòoro 1 [Ja]

Fyer: ḅarà 3 [JgR]

Notes: cf.Kir barei, Mangas bere [Cs] 'small'

Proto-WChadic: *barVw/y-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hyena' 1, (?) 'wild animal' 2

Hausa: bā́rū ́1

Ngamo: bàràyrìyà 2 Kr (otherwise <*bar(bar)- 'lion')

Proto-WChadic: *bas-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cut' 1, 'cut off' 2

Bolewa: bas- 1 [LkB]

Zul: bošì 2 [Cs N 786]

Proto-WChadic: *bas-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'health'

Pa'a: bàsá [MS}

Proto-WChadic: *bat-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'go'

Warji: bátá [CLR: 162]

Notes: Cf.Kirfi but-'reach (a place)' [Stl]

Proto-WChadic: *ḅat- < *baṭ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'gourd' 1, 'melon' 2

Tangale: báte 1 [JgT] < *ḅat-, Ch *b- > Tangale p-

Mangas: ḅat 2 [Cs]

Proto-WChadic: *ḅat- < *baṭ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cut' 1, 'cut tribal marks' 2

Bolewa: ḅot- 1 [LkB]

Ngamo: ḅat- 1 [ShV]

Kifri=Giwo: ḅatt- 2 [St]

Gera: ḅâḍ- 1 [ShV]

Galambu: ḅar- [ShV]

Notes: Note the shift of emphatization.

Proto-WChadic: *baṭ-/*bayaṭ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'speaking, speak'

Karekare: bàatì

Kifri=Giwo: baati

Fyer: beet

Notes: *bayaṭ- seems to be a secondary extension of *baṭ-.

Proto-WChadic: *ḅaw- <*bVH-

Meaning: 'bark' 1, 'scales' 2

Hausa: ḅā́wṓ 1,2

Bolewa: boi rewe 1 [CLR} rewe 'tree'

Karekare: mḅei ḳpa 1[CLR]

Dera=Kanakuru: bíʒ̀ šṓwí 1[CLR]

Proto-WChadic: *baway-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'slave' 1, 'servant' 2

Hausa: bā́wà

Bolewa: baya 1 [Kr N 92]

Ngizim: bàayí [ShN]

Proto-WChadic: *bay-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'trade' 1, 'buy' 2, 'count' 3

Tangale: paya 1 [Jg]

Kifri=Giwo: baay- 2 [ShV]

Galambu: bày- 2 [ ShV]

Boghom: boh 3 [ Cs]

Notes: Complete loss of the auslaut laryngeal.

Proto-WChadic: *bay-

Meaning: 'build'

Karekare: baí [LkK]

Proto-WChadic: *bay-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'watering of horses'

Hausa: ́bai, bā́yī̀

Proto-WChadic: *bay- 1, *bit- 2, 3, 4

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'build' 1, 'hut' 2, 'shelter' 3, 'place, room' 4

Mupun: bìt 3 [FrM]

Sura: bìt 3 [JgS]

Karekare: baí [LkK] 1

Tangale: (?) pịdị 4 [JgT]

Notes: -d- in Tng <*-t-?

Proto-WChadic: *bayaĉ̣-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'beer' 1, 'fermented maize' 2

Hausa: bḗc̣ò 1

Ngizim: ḅáŝâ 2

Proto-WChadic: *bay(bay)-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'back'

Hausa: bā́yā́

Bolewa: bói [ShV]

Karekare: bái [LkK: 199]

Dera=Kanakuru: bı́ı̀ [NmK: 121] ,

Tangale: pii [JgT]

Ngamo: bè [ShV]

Maha: boy [NmM]

Kifri=Giwo: bī̀bí [ShB] (redupl.)

Galambu: bì [ShV]

Notes: Cf. Grnt bàu `wing [Ja:189].

Proto-WChadic: *bayi-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'place' 1, 'hut' 2

Mupun: pee 1 [FrM]

Sura: pɛ̄ 1 [JgS]

Angas: pī [Fl]

Montol: bi 1 {Fp]

Ankwe=Goemai: bē 1 [Fp]

Bolewa: béyi 1 [ShV]

Karekare: bìyí 1 [ShV]

Dera=Kanakuru: bõi 1 [ShV]

Ngamo: bèʔí 1 [ShV]

Gera: bi 1 [ShV]

Geji: bii 2 [CLR: 202]

Guruntum: bà 1 [Ja: 187]

Zakshi: bayi 2 [ ]

Sha: buy 2 [JgR]

Notes: Sha kleine Ritualhutte, irreg.vowel

Proto-WChadic: *baʒ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: `spray water from mouth'

Ngizim: bàzìyú [ShN]

Proto-WChadic: *baʒar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: *baʒar- 'related to torn (clothes)' (adv.)

Hausa: bàzàr- bàzàr