South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology : Query result

Proto-!Wi : *!ʔo

Meaning : to spring

//Ng : !ʔowa

#Khomani : !ʔo, !ʔo̯ (Mg.)

References : Bleek 489, 492; Maingard 246.

Proto-!Wi : *!ʔubi

Meaning : small spotted genet

N|huki : !ʔuBi

References : NFn.

Proto-!Wi : *![ʔ]ui

Meaning : to burn; ashes

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : !kūï "to burn" (B.); !kū́ï "to burn" (Ll.); !kū̀ï "meal, flour" (B.); !kùï, !kúï "ashes" (Ll.)

//Ng : kukúru "to burn" (B¹)

N|huki : !qui

#Khomani : !kwi "ashes" (Dk.)

References : Bleek 449, 466; Bleek 1929: 25; NFn.

Proto-!Wi : *!ʔui

Meaning : evening; to set (of sun)

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : !kúi,̈ !ū́ï (B.); !kúï, !kū́ï (Ll.)

//Ng : !kwi-ŋki

//Kxau : !ʔui

|Auni : ǂūi

|Nusan : !ui

Notes : Palatal ǂ- in |Auni probably by mistake.

References : Bleek 449, 467, 493, 676.

Proto-!Wi : *!ʔum

Meaning : udder

N|huki : ŋ̊!ʔum

References : NFn.

Proto-!Wi : *hã

Meaning : to come, go

|Xam : hhā̀^ŋ (B.); hà^ŋ (Ll.)

//Ng : =hãa "away"

//Ku//e : =ha

References : Bleek 54, 55.

Proto-!Wi : *!ã

Meaning : to wait

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : !kā, !kã̄ (B.)

#Khomani : !kwa (Mg.)

|Auni : !kʔã "to stand waiting", =!ã "to stand up"

References : Bleek 368, 400; Maingard 246.

Proto-!Wi : *ha

Meaning : 3rd person pr. (mostly singular)

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : ha, emph. han, haṅ (B.), hă, há, hā, hă^ŋ (Ll.)

//Ng : ha, emph. han, haŋ

#Khomani : ha (Mg.)

//Kxau : hā

//Ku//e : ha

Seroa : ha

//Xegwi (Batwa) : ha, emph. han, haŋ, haja

|Auni : ha

References : Bleek 54-55.

Proto-!Wi : *ha

Meaning : past tense marker

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : ha̰, hã̰, hhā̯ (Ll.)

//Kxau : ha

References : Bleek 54.

Proto-!Wi : *!aba

Meaning : to wake up (tr.)

//Ng : !gawa

N|huki : !aba

References : Bleek 380; NFn.

Proto-!Wi : *!abi

Meaning : to ride

|Xam : !kắbbĭ, !kạ́bbi (Ll.)

//Kxau : !abịti, !av_iti

Seroa : !kawi (Wu.)

References : Bleek 403, 417.

Proto-!Wi : *!ae

Meaning : gemsbok

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : !kwai (B., Ll.), !khwai, !khwĕi (B.), !khwāī, !khwāītǝn (Ll.)

//Ng : !kai, ǂkai

N|huki : !ae, ǂae

#Khomani : !kai (Dk., Mg.)

References : Bleek 404, 431, 459, 655; Maingard 240; NFn.

Proto-!Wi : *!ã̰

Meaning : gall (bladder)

N|huki : !ã̰ã̰

References : NFn.

Proto-!Wi : *!a̰ba

Meaning : feather

N|huki : !a̰Ba̰-si

References : NFn.

Proto-!Wi : *!a̰ĩ

Meaning : to run (away)

|Xam : !kāī̥^ŋn (Ll.)

#Khomani : !kai, !kãĩ̃n, !kae, !kei (Mg.)

|Auni : !ka

References : Bleek 401, 403, 404, 420; Maingard 246.

Proto-!Wi : *!a̰ra-

Meaning : to move quickly, whirl

|Xam : !ká̰rră̯kǝn (Ll.)

References : Bleek 409.

Proto-!Wi : *hai

Meaning : warm, hot

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

//Ng : haīi

#Khomani : haaʔi (Dk.), hã̄i (Mg.)

References : Bleek 56; Maingard 243.

Proto-!Wi : *!am

Meaning : to be with one's knees round someone

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : !kắmmằ (B.)

References : Bleek 406.

Proto-!Wi : *!an

Meaning : path

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

N|huki : !ǝn, ǂǝn

//Xegwi (Batwa) : kaŋ (LH)

|Auni : !kʌn

References : Bleek 456; LHa 99.

Proto-!Wi : *!ana

Meaning : old

N|huki : !ǝnǝ, ɡ!ǝna

References : NFn.