West Chadic etymology : Query result

Proto-WChadic: *Hyali-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'earth' 1, 'soil' 2, 'clay' 3

Sura: yíl 1, 2 [JgS]

Angas: yil 1 [Fl]

Montol: yil 1, ka-iil 3 [Fp]

Ankwe=Goemai: yil 1 [Fp]

Gerke=Yiwom: ɣǝ́l 1,2 [CLR: 116] , ril 3, avril 1 [Fp]

Bolewa: òlí 1 [ShV]

Karekare: yàlí [ShV]

Ngamo: ʔyèlì 1 [ShV]

Kifri=Giwo: ìlí 1 [ShV]

Galambu: yíl 1 [ShV]

Guruntum: yil [CLR: 116]

Notes: cf. Dera álí 'town, ground' ]NmK]

Proto-WChadic: *Hyam-

Meaning: 'hot'

Ngamo: yam [???]

Proto-WChadic: *ḥyan-H-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fill'

Warji: yan- [SkNb]

Pa'a: ḥyaŋgù [MS]

Sayanchi: yúŋ [Cs]

Guruntum: ngyuni [Ja: 184]

Proto-WChadic: *(H)yar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'language'

Hausa: yā̀rḗ

Proto-WChadic: *(H)yVkay-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'run'

Dera=Kanakuru: yèkayo

Proto-WChadic: *(H)yVs-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'come'

Mupun: iso [Mts]

Bokos: yês [JgR]

Daffo-Butura: yes [JgR

Proto-WChadic: *HyVwVn-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'son' 1, 'child' 2, 'children' 3 , 'boy' 4

Gerke=Yiwom: yáan 4 [JgC]

Cagu: cf. hí̄nǝ̀n 1,4 [SkNb] ?<*ḥyin/wVn-

Polchi: wún 1 [Cs N 5]

Geji: ʔyeŋ 1 [Kr N 30]

Dwot: wun 1 [Kr]

Buli: unɨ̀ [Kr] 1, unni, wǝ̄nʌ̄ʔ 2 [CLR]

Wangday: wǝ́n 2 [CLR]

Kulere: yanán, wànán, yèn 3 [CLR]

Ngizim: wùn 1 [ShN]

Bade: wun 1 [Kr]

Notes: Cf. *wn 'child' [CLR I : 35E]

Proto-WChadic: *Hʷad-

Meaning: one

Hausa: ? ḍáya ̄́ (<*daH-, met. < *Had-?)

Karekare: wáḍì , ʔwáḍí [CLR] (<Hʷad-/ *waHd-)

Notes: ? cf. NBauchi *wuti 'one', hardly originated from the same root.

Proto-WChadic: *Hʷal- > *ʔalVh- / *wal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'leaf'

Pero: álàu [FrP]

Jimbin: aluhu [SkNb]

Polchi: wál [Cs]

Zul: wali [Cs]

Guus: wal-ḍǝ́ [Guus]

Notes: Cf. Kir, Bogh,Mngs *wandVr 'leaf' . Possibly < *wal-ndar , cf. Guus ndǝ́r, Saya ndǝ̄́r [Cs 355] 'bush'.

Proto-WChadic: *(*ʔa-)riʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'sky' 1, 'cloud' 2

Geji: rii [ ], lii [Cs]

Bokos: riʔ 2 [JgR]

Sha: are 1, 2 [JgR]

Daffo-Butura: riʔ 2 [JgR]

Notes: -l- < *-r- in Geji is possible

Proto-WChadic: *kaʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'burn'

Kifri=Giwo: kaʔʔ- [St]

Notes: Cf. also Tng kawɛ [JgT],Wrj, Kry kàw, Miya, Jmb kaw-, Paa kù, Cagu kuwa, Siri kúú [Sk], Ngz kàuyú [ShN] 'fry'

Proto-WChadic: *kaʔal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'food'

Hausa: kā̀lā̀-čī

Proto-WChadic: *kaʔan-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'catch'

Angas: kān

Proto-WChadic: *kab-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'shoes'

Mupun: kóop [FrM]

Angas: kāp {Fl]

Geji: káp-tǝláŋ [Cs N 165]

Buli: ko-kóbe [Cs N 165]

Notes: ? a long vowel in WCh

Proto-WChadic: *kaḅ-

Meaning: 'polishing stone'

Daffo-Butura: káḅú

Proto-WChadic: *kaḅ- < ḳab-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'answer' 1, 'name' (v.) 2

Tangale: kɛbị 2 [JgT]

Polchi: káḅǝ 1 [Cs N 692]

Proto-WChadic: *kabH-/*kaHb-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'corn'

Hausa: kuḅewa 'okra', kaḅu 'Fura made of guinea-corn' (Bargery 1934, 625, 515)

Notes: Cf. Gwn., Glmb., Pero kàppu, Bole kapp (-pp <*-bb) 'to plant, sow', Tng. kaaḅe 'to sow' (Jungr. 1992, 93)

Proto-WChadic: *kabVH-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'calabash'

Hausa: kā́bṑ

Notes: Ron *kVḅV 'basket' is <*ḳab-, see 3223.

Proto-WChadic: *kabVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'thickness' 1, 'be thick' 2, 'be heavy' 3

Hausa: kábrī́ , kauri 1

Mangas: gibǝ̀r 3 [Cs]

Boghom: kìbur-de 3 [Cs]

Tala: kibùr 3 [Cs], kwor 2 [Cs]

Notes: regressive voicing in Mng

Proto-WChadic: *kaḍ-

Meaning: 'beat the drum'

Hausa: kaḍā