West Chadic etymology : Query result

Proto-WChadic: *muti

Meaning: 'sriting stick, long stick'

Hausa: múčíyā́, pl. mū́tàitai

Proto-WChadic: *mu-ʒaHar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'grass'

Bokos: muzaar [JgR]

Proto-WChadic: *mVʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'coldness, harmattan, cold season'1

Ngizim: múà-mà [Sh]

Proto-WChadic: *(mV-)baHr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'person'

Gera: bár-mì [ShB]

Galambu: m̀bǝ́ǝ́r (pl.) [ShB]

Pa'a: mbárı̀-n [MS]

Mburku: bãr-gi [SkNb]

Geji: mbali-ŋ 1 [CLR: 266]

Mangas: ḅǝḅǝǝr 2 [Cs]

Zul: baar, mbar 2 [Cs]

Notes: Cf. Hs bārē 'stranger', Paa mbarǝ-ŋ id.

Proto-WChadic: *mV-bar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'arrow'

Zaar: ̀m̀bàrà [Jg: 2]

Zakshi: mbara

Notes: Prefix *mV-.

Proto-WChadic: *mV-bil-

Meaning: 'be ill'

Sura: mbìle

Proto-WChadic: *mV-bVn-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'person'

Buli: mbǝ̀n

Notes: Prefix *mV-. Semantically questionable.

Proto-WChadic: *mV-bwal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'beans'

Sura: mbwaalaa [JgS]

Geji: ḅáali [Cs N 181]

Mangas: ḅāl [Cs]

Buli: ḅaal [Cs N 181]

Zul: ḅaali [Cs N 181]

Proto-WChadic: *mVḍ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'long' 1, 'big' 2

Kifri=Giwo: màḍ màḍ 2 [Stl]

Geruma: méḍé 1 [SchB]

Proto-WChadic: *mV(HV)c-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to move' 1, 'walking' 2

Hausa: mṓc̣à 1

Ankwe=Goemai: mes 2 (?) 'an affected walking', if not the same as mes 'to brag ' [TAS:247]

Tangale: mese 2 [JgT] (vowel assim., also 'journey, travel')

Notes: long vowel in Hausa may result from a contraction: *mVHVc- > mVVc-. The HCC > *CHC-metath. is typical of Chadic. See [SkHs:203].

Proto-WChadic: *mVk-

Meaning: 'smth. full' 1, 'all' 2

Tangale: mukmuk 1 [Jg]

Ngizim: mák 2 [Sh]

Proto-WChadic: *mVlVk-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'stranger'

Warji: mǝlki-zǝhǝ-na [SkNb]

Diri: murkuyu [SkNb]

Notes: -rk- < *-lk- is possible.

Proto-WChadic: *mVn-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'woman' 1, 'wife' 2

Karekare: mén 1 , 2 [LkK]

Dera=Kanakuru: tá-mnó 1 [NmK]

Geruma: manna [CLR]

Bade: mén 2 [Kr N 29]

Notes: According to CLR forms like Bolewa mundu and Kirfi mòndò, pl. móndàɣà are loans.

Proto-WChadic: *mVn-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: love, like

Pero: méno [FrP]

Fyer: muni [JgR]

Sha: mun [JgR]

Proto-WChadic: *mVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'boy' 1, 'person' 2, 'male' 3, 'family' 4

Pero: mùr-míná 'neighbour' (mina 'house') [FrP].

Guruntum: mar dìri 2 [CLR],

Dwot: meer 4 [Cs N 18]

Wangday: mar 2 [CLR: 266]

Fyer: mará 3 [JgR]

Daffo-Butura: máàr 1, mâṛa 3 [JgR]

Notes: Cp. Sha mare 'sitting places for men' [JgR],

Proto-WChadic: *mVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 1 'walk', 2 'run' , 3 'go'

Miya: mir- 2 [SkNb]

Mburku: mur- 2 [SkNb]

Buli: marri 3 [CLR: 162]

Proto-WChadic: *mVr-

Meaning: to sleep ' (make sleep)

Buli: ʔi mòr [CLR]

Kir: tē mar-kǝ̀yi [CLR]

Tala: yi mùru [CLR]

Proto-WChadic: *mVt-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'come' 1, 'go' 2

Angas: mēt 2 [Fl]

Fyer: moot 1 [JgR]

Proto-WChadic: *mVw/y-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'child, boy' 1,'baby' 2

Pa'a: mewá 2 [MS]

Polchi: mii, mii-máni 1 [Cs N 5]

Proto-WChadic: *mVy-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'grass'

Polchi: mǝ̂y

Geji: mìye