West Chadic etymology : Query result

Proto-WChadic: *-gun- , *gen-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cheek' 1, 'face' 2

Mupun: gǝ́n pl. [FrM] (< -gVn, cf. Sem *ʔ/wVgn- )

Sura: gǝn 1 [CLR:68]

Angas: gün 1 [Fl]

Montol: gun 1 [Fp]

Ankwe=Goemai: gen 1 [Hff]

Gera: gene 2 [SchB] (may be of different origin)

Geruma: genne 2 [SchB]

Pa'a: gàn-čǝ́ka 1 [MS]

Sayanchi: guɣǹ 1 [Kr] (<*gV-ɣun < *gVgVn )

Guruntum: gun-zin 1 [Jag: 183] (zin< *zV 'body')

Buli: gùŋi 1 [Kr] , guŋgǝ 1 [Cs] (<*gun-gV)

Guus: gǝŋ1 [Cr]

Notes: .

Proto-WChadic: *gunVʒ- ~ *gursun-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'wild boar' 1, 'pig' 2

Hausa: gúnzū́ 1, gursunu 2 (Abr Hs 346)

Mupun: gurusunu (<Hs?)

Proto-WChadic: *gur-

Meaning: 'place, whereabouts'

Hausa: gúrè

Notes: Cf.Berb 'place'in N 984

Proto-WChadic: *gur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'ash' 1, 'charcoal' 2, 'soot' 3

Mupun: kuur 2 [FrM]

Sura: keur 1 [KgS]

Angas: kur 1 [Fl]

Tangale: kuro 2 [JgT]

Guruntum: gǝ̀gár 3 [Cr]

Notes: Cf. Jimi ŋgur-an [Cs N 359], Grnt gwàr-an [Ja] 'charcoal', both derived from *gur-.Cf. also Hausa gúurà 'make fire'.

Proto-WChadic: *gurf-

Meaning: 'knee, a bend in anything' 1, 'kneel down (camel)'2, 'put elbows and knees on the ground' 3

Hausa: gwī́wā̀ 1, gùrfā-nà 2,3

Mupun: Gwandara gúyà-mu 1[CLR]

Notes: For similar development cf. *kVrVp- 'fish' > Hs kifi, in our case: *gifi-wa (fem. ending) > gwiwa

Proto-WChadic: *gur(gur)-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cut short grass' 1, 'gather' 2 , 'pluck, gather'

Hausa: gùrgurã 1

Sura: kūr 2

Angas: gur 2

Bolewa: gaar- 3 [LukB]

Notes: Cp. Sayanci ŋger 'cut' [Cs] , Kir gâri 'many'

Proto-WChadic: *guriy-

Meaning: 'childless woman'

Bokos: guri

Proto-WChadic: *gur(u)m-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'person' 1, 'man' 2

Mupun: gùrùm 1 [FrM]

Sura: gùrùm 1 [CLR: 266]

Angas: gùrm 1 [Kr N 83]

Chip: gùrùm 1 [Kr N83]

Jimi: gurmā́ 2 [Cs N 1]

Notes: cp. also *n-gVrVm 'slave'

Proto-WChadic: *gusya-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'move aside'

Hausa: gúsà 1

Sura: gyes [??]

Proto-WChadic: *guwuṭ- (<*ɣuwuṭ- ?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'scrape an impression in the ground)'

Ngizim: gùutú [ShN]

Proto-WChadic: *guʒur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'food (for a journey)'

Hausa: gùzurī < Arab?

Proto-WChadic: *guǯiy- ~ *gaǯib-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'internal organ (of a bird)' 1, 'kidneys' 2

Hausa: gúǯíyā́ 1, gáǯḕbā 2

Proto-WChadic: *gVʔVr-/*gVrVʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'go around' 1, 'come (out)' 2

Dera=Kanakuru: gur- 2 [CLR]

Guruntum: ngoori 1 [Ja:185] ? if not < 'round'

Mangas: cf. gare [Cs] 'drive away'

Bokos: garaʔ 1 [JgR]

Proto-WChadic: *gVb-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'stream, water-channel'

Hausa: gḗbè

Proto-WChadic: *gVd-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'increase' 1, 'many' 2

Bolewa: gòdo, godoŋ 2 [Bn]

Sayanchi: gǝǝt [Cs N 899]

Proto-WChadic: *gVl-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 1 'run', 2 'follow'

Sha: gal 1 {JgR]

Kulere: gul 2 [JgR]

Proto-WChadic: *gVlVb-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'bank (of a river)'

Dera=Kanakuru: gǝ́lbà [NmK]

Proto-WChadic: *gVm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'receive' 1, take' 2

Cagu: gǝm- 1 [SkNb]

Ngizim: gǝ̀mú 1, 2 [ShN]

Proto-WChadic: *gVm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: beard

Hausa: gḗmū̀

Proto-WChadic: *gVn-

Meaning: 'lay down' 1, 'lying on the back' 2, 'fall down' 3

Bolewa: gan-d- 1 [Kr, Kl]

Maha: gan-di [Nm]

Buli: gindá 3 [CLR]

Ngizim: gī́nà 2 [Sh]

Notes: a verbal derivative in -d- in Bolewa and Maha