West Chadic etymology : Query result

Proto-WChadic: *gVr-

Meaning: 'long' 1, 'big' 2, 'gather' 3, many' 4, 'crowd' 5

Hausa: gir-ma 'bigness'

Sura: kūr 3, kū̀r 5, šì kur 'together' [JgS]

Angas: gur 3 [Fl]

Bolewa: gǝ̀ra 1 [Kr N291], gǝ̀ra, garaŋ 1 [Bn]

Ngamo: gǝ̀rá 1 [Kr N291]

Miya: gǝr-nà 2 [Kr N 281]

Mangas: giri 4 [Cs]

Mangas: ba-gora, pǝ-gore 2 [Cs]

Notes: Cf. Kirfi gor-ǯo ' a giant'

Proto-WChadic: *gVraf-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'reedbuck' 1, 'hartebeeste' 2

Kariya: gǝlfǝ 1[SkNb]

Miya: gǝlfi 1[SkNb]

Pa'a: gɨ̣̀lfı́ 1 [MS]

Siri: gǝlafi 1[SkNb]

Ngizim: gǝ̀ràfìyà 2 [ShN]

Notes: -lf- < *-rf-.

Proto-WChadic: *gVrVd-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'leg'

Warji: gǝ̀rdái [SkNb]

Cagu: gǝ̀rdé[Sk]

Proto-WChadic: *gVw-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'mix'

Fyer: gòò [JgR]

Proto-WChadic: *gVyur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'millet, bean'

Hausa: guro 'okra', gērō 'bulrush millet' (Abraham 1965, 346, 315)

Sura: gyewuro 'millet' ( Kraft)

Angas: gürm 'bean' (<*gʷir-m-?) ( Kraft) , cf. ɣürm [Fl] < *ḥdm

Dera=Kanakuru: gerò 'millet' ( Kraft) < Hausa

Sayanchi: gyoro 'millet' ( Kraft)

Proto-WChadic: *gVʒ-

Meaning: 'shake, shake water off garment' 1, 'largish clouds in wet season' 2

Hausa: gír-gìzā, gír-gìǯē 1, gír-gíjè, pl. gìzā̀-gìzai, gìrā-̀gìzai 2 (redupl., -rg- < *-zg-)

Proto-WChadic: *gwab-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'set a fire to'

Polchi: góbe [Cs N 768]

Proto-WChadic: *gwac̣-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'young baobab tree' 1, 'leaves of b. t' 2

Hausa: gā̀c̣ī-kà 1,2

Proto-WChadic: *gwaĉal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'ant'

Warji: gwaŝala-na [SkNb]

Proto-WChadic: *gwa[d]-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'chop'

Boghom: gwot [Cs]

Notes: -t < *-d

Proto-WChadic: *gwa-gwa-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'monkey' 1, 'baboon' 2

Hausa: gṓgò 2

Sha: gûgwa 1 {JgR]

Kulere: gúgá 1 [JgR]

Proto-WChadic: *gwaHVd-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'stick'

Pa'a: dà-ngwaḍi ́ [MS]

Mburku: gwadǝ [SkNb]

Daffo-Butura: gàât [JgR]

Notes: DB may originate from *gVd- as well.

Proto-WChadic: *gwaHVs-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'scratch'

Sha: ngôs [JgR]

Proto-WChadic: *gwal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cloud'

Angas: gwal

Proto-WChadic: *gwal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'throw'

Tangale: kwal

Gera: ŋwal

Galambu: ŋgwál

Proto-WChadic: *gwama-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'gather' 1, 'meet' 2

Hausa: gàmu 2

Angas: gwom 2 [Fl]

Montol: kwam 2 [???]

Bolewa: gom- 2 [LkB]

Karekare: gām - 1, 2 [LkK]

Dera=Kanakuru: gómì 2 [MnK]

Bade: gam- []

Proto-WChadic: *gwan-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hen, chicken'

Gerke=Yiwom: kɔŋ [CLR: 70]

Fyer: gwènè[JgR]

Notes: assim. of vowels in Fyer, redular k- < *g- in Ymw

Proto-WChadic: *gwan-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'field'

Hausa: gṓnā́

Fyer: hagôn [JgR]

Sha: gòŋ [JgR]

Daffo-Butura: góŋ [JgR]

Proto-WChadic: *gwani

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'river'

Mupun: gwén, géen [FrM]

Proto-WChadic: *gwar-

Meaning: 'man' 1, 'person' 2, 'bachelor' 3

Mupun: gwàr 2 [FrM]

Sura: gwàr 1 [JgS]

Angas: gwiir 3 [Fl]

Notes: For more examples of *gbVr- > gwar- see [Stolbiva 1966:102]. Forms like Bolewa, Karekare gwor-zo [Meek] rather Kanuri loans