West Chadic etymology : Query result

Proto-WChadic: *karVnkaw

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'frog'

Warji: kúrsì (?)

Bade: karenakau [Mouchet]

Proto-WChadic: *karwa-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'sheep, ram' 1, 'cattle' 2, 'goat' 3, 'reedbuck' 4

Angas: kwēr 4 'reedbuck' Sk. Hs., 14; kīr 'fattening ram' Dolg. SHAN apud Foulkes

Kofyar: koor 'castrated goat' Jung CLR, 168

Dera=Kanakuru: kwárà 3 [NmK]

Tangale: kā́rwa 2 [JgT]

Diri: kure 4 'reedbuck' Sk. Hs., 14

Zaar: karò 'sheep' Jung CLR II, 290

Wangday: Wangday (Wandi) kɛ́rò 'ram' Dolg. SHAN

Proto-WChadic: *kas-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'be bent'

Hausa: kásà

Proto-WChadic: *kas-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cut (wood)' 1, cut (fish)' 2 , 'adze' 3

Dera=Kanakuru: kàšé 2 [NmK]

Pa'a: kǝsā̀ 1 [MS]

Polchi: kā́s 3 [Cs N 102].

Proto-WChadic: *kas-

Meaning: 'overcome (in boxing), place/put down' 1, > 'kill'2, 'killing; flooring a boxing opponent' 3

Hausa: kásà 1, kášḕ 2, kísà 3 ('to kill' is a derivative')

Notes: Semantics 'to kill' is expressed in Hausa by a derived verb with an -e suff. The original semanticsis 'throw down'.

Proto-WChadic: *kasa-ngal-

Meaning: 'sword'

Warji: kasa-gāla [SkNb]

Kariya: kamsa-gal {Sk]

Cagu: kasa-ŋgalen [Sk]

Jimbin: kasǝ-ngali [Sk]

Notes: kasa - 'war'.

Proto-WChadic: *kat- ~ *kwit-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'small' 1, 'decrease, diminish' 2, 'narrow' 3

Mupun: kāt 1 [FrM]

Sura: kát 1[JgS]

Angas: kwīt 3

Tangale: katɛ 2 [JgT]

Proto-WChadic: *katam-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'ring'

Miya: katam [SkNb]

Proto-WChadic: *kat(kat)-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'first efforts of a child to walk' 1, 'go back' 2

Hausa: katākatā 1

Ngizim: kàtáu 2 (ShN)

Proto-WChadic: *katum-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'a 'pig' of iron'

Hausa: kàtūmā

Proto-WChadic: *kawa (> *kwa)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'game' 1, 'play' 2, 'dance' 3, 'toy' 4

Mupun: kók 3 [FrM] partial redupl.

Sura: kɔ̀ɔk 3 [JgS] also: song

Angas: kwok 3 (dance of man,boys and girls), tu-kok 3,4 [Fl], tu-kok 2 [JgA]

Ngizim: kāawà 1,2 [SchN]

Proto-WChadic: *kawal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hoe'

Hausa: Hs. káálài 'a worn-out long-handled hoe' (considered a Kanuri loan-word, which is unlikely in view of other Ch. and Afras. data; cf. also kalme 'k of small hoe' <*kal-mi, and kala 'gleaning' Abraham 1962, 462, 459)

Karekare: kàlà 'hoe' (from Hs.?) (Stolbova 1996, 60)

Gera: kwalli 'hoe' (Stolbova 1996, 60)

Tule: Jimi kwalo 'hoe' (Stolbova 1996, 60)

Proto-WChadic: *kaw/y/ʔ

Meaning: head [CLR:182]

Hausa: kây 'head, pointed end'

Sura: káá

Montol: kā́

Gerke=Yiwom: kḗ

Bolewa: kòyí

Karekare: kā̀

Dera=Kanakuru: kwói

Tangale: kii

Geruma: ka-a

Boghom: kā-m

Kir: kā-m

Tala: tandǝ kā

Proto-WChadic: *kayf- (? < *karf-, kalf-,*kai-fi)

Meaning: ''sharpness of edge' 1, 'edge' 2, 'sharpen' 3, 'claw,talon' 4

Hausa: káifī́ 1, 2; káifàfā́ 3, ákáifā́ 4

Notes: ? Hausa kai 'head, pointed end'

Proto-WChadic: *ki-

Meaning: 'hip, thigh'

Mupun: čīi [FrM]

Sura: čìì [JgS]

Angas: či [Fl]

Chip: ši [Kr N 56]

Ankwe=Goemai: šii [CLR: 324]

Proto-WChadic: *kic-/*kwac-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'finish the plaiting of a grass roof, mat' 1 , 'mat floor' 2

Hausa: kíc̣ḕ 1

Polchi: kwasǝ 2 [Cs N 153]

Notes: Note semantics 'mat' both in W and CCh.

Proto-WChadic: *kič̣a/ur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fat, grease'

Hausa: kíc̣è̄

Bolewa: šìdór [ShV]

Dera=Kanakuru: šúḍót [NmD]

Ngamo: šíḍàr [ShV]

Notes: Cf. Boot (Sm, 1978) kuts'n `belly'

Proto-WChadic: *kiḍ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'burn'

Gera: kîḍ-mi ́ [ShB]

Proto-WChadic: *kiHad-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'earth'

Diri: kyàḍá [SkNb], kɛ́ḍà [CLR: 116]

Notes: Cf. Ch *kudV 'dust' : W Grnt kudi, C Mbara kùdó.

Proto-WChadic: *kin-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'co-wife' 1, 'sister' 2, 'marry' 3

Warji: kin-ai 1 [SkNb]

Kariya: kin 1 [SkNb]

Miya: kin 1, 3 [SkNb]

Cagu: kīne 1 [SkNb]

Mburku: kinā 1 [SkNb]

Jimbin: kina 1 [SkNb]

Sha: čín 2 [JgR]

Kulere: kin 2 [JgR]

Notes: cp. Mupun kǝ̄n 'male relative of mother', Tangale kɛnụ-k 'maternal uncle; a sister's child' [JgT]