West Chadic etymology : Query result

Proto-WChadic: *siya-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'begin'

Mupun: siē [FrM]

Sura: šɛɛ [JgS]

Proto-WChadic: *siyap- ~ *yispay-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'talk' 1, 'tell' 2, 'call' 3

Mupun: siáp 1 [FrM]

Tangale: sɔpɛ 1,2 [JgT]

Boghom: yispái 3 [Cs N 654]

Proto-WChadic: *s/cay-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'say' 1, 'speech' 2

Boghom: šéì [Cs N 703] 1

Fyer: se 2 [JRon]

Notes: Cf. Hausa če 'speak' Cf. CCh Bud ča, če `speak'

Proto-WChadic: *soɣ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'house'

Kifri=Giwo: šòɣó [St]

Proto-WChadic: *suḅ- < *c̣ub-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'clothes' 1, 'man's robe' 2

Bolewa: suḅa 1 [LkB]

Ngamo: súḅà 2 [Kr N 270]

Proto-WChadic: *suḅir- < *c̣ubir-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'knife'

Polchi: sǝ́rǝ́p 1 [Cs}

Sayanchi: súḅor 1 [Cs}

Guruntum: suuri 1 [Ja: 186]

Dwot: sǝ́rǝp 1 [Cs]

Buli: sị̀bìr 1 [Cs]

Zul: súḅúri 1 [Cs N 149]

Guruntum: Guus suḅuur 1 [Cr: 29]

Proto-WChadic: *subVt-

Meaning: 'comb cotton'

Hausa: súbtū́

Proto-WChadic: *suH-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'pour'

Fyer: ši [JgR]

Bokos: šu [Jg]

Sha: šuh [Jg]

Notes: WCh may originate from *čVH as well

Proto-WChadic: *suHal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'mat' 1, 'a skin of whiite cotton thred for weaving' 2

Hausa: sū́lū́ 2

Angas: sö:l 1 [Fp]

Notes: Cp. Dera wólè 'weave' [NmD], w- < *s- is regular. Hausa ásā̀lā̀ 'mat' is most probably a loan.

Proto-WChadic: *suHVm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'eat' 1, 'chew' 2

Sura: sum 1

Angas: sūm 2

Proto-WChadic: *suk-

Meaning: 'sow'

Hausa: sū́kā̀

Notes: Cf.Eg id in 'to plough, sow, rip, hoe'

Proto-WChadic: *suk-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'slaughtering a camel'

Hausa: súkà

Notes: Cf. Kulere súk 'knife' [JgR]

Proto-WChadic: *suk-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: galloping

Hausa: súkà

Proto-WChadic: *suki-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 1 'sit', 2 'rest'

Pa'a: sikì 1 [MS]

Polchi: šǝ̀k 1 [Sm]

Geji: šuki 2 [Sm]

Barawa: suk 1 [Sm]

Dwot: suk 1 [Sm]

Wangday: suk 1 [CLR: 294]

Notes: WCh points to k (Paa). The root is probably related to *skn 'swell, sit' (HSED 2240)

Proto-WChadic: *suḳ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'drive away'

Hausa: sā̀-suḳȧ

Proto-WChadic: *sulVb-

Meaning: a k of arrow'

Hausa: súlbú

Notes: Mɛṭ.

Proto-WChadic: *sulVb-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'k of arrow'

Hausa: súlbú

Proto-WChadic: *sulVk-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'leather bag made from the complete skin of a goat/sheep'

Hausa: súlkù-mī

Proto-WChadic: *sum-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hair' 1, 'growth of hair' 2

Hausa: sū̀mā 2

Ngamo: sɔ̂m 1 [Kr N 36]

Proto-WChadic: *sumi

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'name'

Hausa: sū́nā́

Sura: súm {JgS]

Angas: süm [Fl]

Montol: sûm {JgC]

Ankwe=Goemai: sum [Fp]

Gerke=Yiwom: tǝ́m [JgC]

Bolewa: sún- [ShV]

Karekare: sǝm [LkK]

Dera=Kanakuru: yím [NmK]

Tangale: sụmɔ [JgT]

Ngamo: sun [ShV]

Maha: sum [NmM]

Bele: hín-tì [ShB]

Kifri=Giwo: šímí [ShB]

Gera: sǝ́mà [ShV]

Galambu: ším [ShV]

Geruma: šîmí [ShB]

Diri: šin [SkNb]

Pa'a: sim, sun [MS]

Cagu: šim-àn [Sk]

Mburku: šin [Sk]

Jimi: sim [Cs]

Polchi: su/ǝm

Geji: šin [CLR: 248]

Mangas: wusim [Cs]

Zaar: sũm [CLR]

Sayanchi: sũm [Cs]

Boghom: yìsím [Cs]

Guruntum: sin [Cs]

Buli: sam [CLR]

Kir: wùsum [CLR]

Tule: šè:n [CLR]

Tala: sum [Cs]

Fyer: ku-súm [JgR]

Kulere: ʔasím [Jg]

Daffo-Butura: súm [Jg]

Notes: Some of the Warji languages have a -n noun marker, it is not WCh, in some languages*-m > -n.