West Chadic etymology : Query result

Proto-WChadic: *baʒar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'corn' 1, 'seed' 2

Mburku: vazar 2 [SkNb]

Jimbin: [SkNb]vazar 2

Tala: bazr 1 [Sm]

Notes: From *byaʒar-. An Arabism is possible.

Proto-WChadic: *biʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'make angry'

Daffo-Butura: mbĩʔ [JgR]

Proto-WChadic: *bic̣-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'coal' 1, 'soot' 2, 'ashes' 3

Mupun: ḅis 2 [FrM]

Angas: bis 3 [Fp: ]

Ankwe=Goemai: ḅis 1 [ Kr ]̣

Proto-WChadic: *biĉ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'spit'

Angas: bis, bes [Fl]

Notes: initial b- in Angas rather points to *HVb- or *bVH-.

Proto-WChadic: *bičVn

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'bury'

Hausa: bísnè, bínnè

Notes: Met. and assim.

Proto-WChadic: *bid-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'monkey'

Hausa: bírī̀

Mupun: pìt [FrM]

Sura: pit [JgS]

Montol: pìt [JgC]

Ankwe=Goemai: pid [Fp]

Gerke=Yiwom: pǝt {JgC]

Bolewa: bido [CLR: 236]

Karekare: bùdò [CLR]

Ngamo: bìdò [ShV]

Bele: bìdò [ShB]

Kifri=Giwo: bìrò [ShB]

Gera: bíḍì [ShV]

Galambu: bī̀ryà [ShV]

Geruma: budda [CLR}

Pa'a: vùda-čikí [MS]

Jimbin: vídi ́ [SkNb]

Geji: billi [Ja]

Zaar: vùrì [CLR̂: 236]

Buli: bǝ̄rè [CLR: 236]

Notes: v- < *-b-, -d- > -r- > -l-. Gera may reflect *bidVH-.

Proto-WChadic: *biHak-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'slave'

Polchi: ḅiyǝk [Kr: N92]

Mangas: ḅiyak [Cs]

Burma: ḅiyak [Kr]

Kir: ḅiyak

Proto-WChadic: *biHal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'anger' 1, '`vicious, angry, cruel' 2, insult' 3

Mupun: ḅyal 2 [FrM]

Montol: bial 1 [Fp]

Dera=Kanakuru: ḅéelè 3 [NmK]

Notes: Cf. Tangale pule `to (be) come annoyed, angry' [JgT] < *b/pul-.

Proto-WChadic: *biHal- =1676

Meaning: 'anger' 1, '`vicious, angry, cruel' 2

Mupun: ḅyal 2 [FrM]

Montol: bial 1 [Fp]

Proto-WChadic: *biHar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'heat'

Montol: biar [Fp]

Proto-WChadic: *biHaŝ- (? < *biHaĉ̣- )

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'two'

Hausa: bíyū́ [CLR:332]

Sura: vul [CLR:332]

Chip: vǝl {JgC]

Montol: vǝɣǝl [JgC]

Ankwe=Goemai: vel [Fp]

Gerke=Yiwom: fulo[Fp]

Bolewa: bollu [CLR:332]

Karekare: belu [CLR:332]

Ngamo: bolo [Nm]

Maha: bolo [Nm]

Bele: bòló [ShB]

Kifri=Giwo: mbàlú

Gera: mbàlú

Galambu: mbàal'

Geruma: mbā̀lú

Zaar: m̀bǝ́zǝ̀-m [CLR]

Barawa: mēŝi [CLR]

Sayanchi: mbeŝi [CLR]

Bokos: ʔapil [CLR:332]

Sha: wùl

Daffo-Butura: fùl

Notes: deglottalization of a lateral due to uncompatibility of two emphatics (also - of an emphatic and a laryngeal) in one root in PChadic

Proto-WChadic: *biHt-

Meaning: 'otterähnliches Wassertier'

Angas: ḅít

Proto-WChadic: *biHVk-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'rain which succeds sowing'

Hausa: bííkò

Proto-WChadic: *bikil- (?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'horse'

Hausa: bikile 'horse'

Proto-WChadic: *bi/ug-

Meaning: 1 'beat', 2 'pound', 3 'kill'

Hausa: bùgā 1,2

Tangale: pigu 1,3

Proto-WChadic: *bi/ur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'town' 1, 'place' 2, 'hut' 3

Hausa: bírní 1

Pa'a: mbura 2 [SkNb]

Siri: bǝri 2 [Sk]

Buli: ǝ̀ber 2 [Cs]

Fyer: bur 3 [??]

Proto-WChadic: *bilbil-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'butterfly'

Hausa: bilbilo (in Katsina dial. also 'swallow')

Galambu: ḅil-iwi HSED No. 286

Proto-WChadic: *binVg-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'rough-coated fowl'

Hausa: ́bíngí

Proto-WChadic: *ḅīr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'mouse, rat' 1,'shrew-mouse' 2 ̀

Hausa: ḅḗrā́ 1

Dera=Kanakuru: nà-ḅī́rù 2 [NmK]

Notes: WCh show an emphatic ḅ , judging by the long vowel *ḅVVr < *bVHVr-. *pVjr- is only SEm.

Proto-WChadic: *bir-

Meaning: 'finger-nail'

Guruntum: mbil [Ja]

Sha: bǝr-ǝ̀n [JgR]

Kulere: ʔa-bili-k [Jg]

Notes: Prefix *mV- in Grn. Grn -l- < *-r- is regular.