South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology : Query result

Proto-!Wi : *ǂãĩ (?)

Meaning : good

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : !kḗṅ, !kẽ̄ï^ŋ, !ké^ŋī̆^ŋ, ||ẽ̄in, ||ẽ̄ï^ŋ (Ll.)

//Ng : !kãĩja

|Auni : -ǂkãĩ "beautiful, pleasant"

References : Bleek 369, 580.

Proto-!Wi : *ǂama

Meaning : to beat

|Xam : |hḁm̄́m̄a (B.), |hŭ́m̄m̄a (Ll.)

//Ng : |kamma

#Khomani : ǂkama

References : Bleek 291, 299, 656; Maingard 246.

Proto-!Wi : *ǂhãĩ

Meaning : to slip

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : ǂu̥háǂu̥háï^ŋ (Ll.)

References : Bleek 677.

Proto-!Wi : *ǂhai (?)

Meaning : tree

|Haasi : ǂhai

Notes : An isolated |Haasi form.

References : Story 23.

Proto-!Wi : *ǂhan

Meaning : toe

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : ǂu̥háǂu̥̇hán "toes" (B.), ǂu̥hán^rn^ra (Ll.)

References : Bleek 677.

Proto-!Wi : *ǂhou

Meaning : fly (n.)

|Xam : !háukǝn!háukǝn, !hóukǝn!houkǝn "flies" (Ll.)

//Ng : !osa (?)

#Khomani : ǂkou (Dk.) (?)

Notes : Cf. also |Xam !kwạ̀ra "fly" (Ll.).

References : Bleek 396, 461, 491, 664.

Proto-!Wi : *ǂhɔ-in

Meaning : dog

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : !kwíṅ (B.); !kŭ̥iṅ, !kŭ́iṅ, !khu̥iṅ (Ll.)

//Ng : !kwiŋ

N|huki : ǂun, ǂuń

#Khomani : ǂʔʌn "dog" (Dk.)

//Kxau : ǂhuni

//Ku//e : !wiŋ, !inji

Seroa : kuenia

//Xegwi (Batwa) : ||kwi, !xẽ; ƛhwiŋ (LH)

|Auni : ǂkɔ̃ɔ̃

|Haasi : ǂhaŋ

References : Bleek 104, 400, 405, 433, 467, 495, 496, 499, 500, 600, 646, 661, 662, 663, 677, 678, 680; LHa 112; Meinhof 1929: 186; NFn; Story 21.

Proto-!Wi : *ǂhuni

Meaning : to flick (finger)

|Xam : ǂu̥hŭńnĭṅ (Ll.)

References : Bleek 677.

Proto-!Wi : *ǂkxa-

Meaning : foot

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

//Xegwi (Batwa) : |k"e

|Auni : !k"ai

Khatia : !kae

References : Bleek 338, 403, 507.

Proto-!Wi : *ǂkxanV

Meaning : to smoothe

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

N|huki : ǂxʔǝnowǝ

References : NFn.

Proto-!Wi : *ǂkxoa

Meaning : rotten

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

N|huki : ǂxʔoaka

References : NFn.

Proto-!Wi : *ǂɔa

Meaning : pot

|Xam : !kwă^ŋ, !ko̥ã́, !kóã (B.); |koa, !ku (B. early); !ko̥ă^ŋ́, !ko̥ḁ^ŋ̀ (Ll.)

//Ng : !kwã, ǂõã, !kõã

//Xegwi (Batwa) : ||khaiō "pot of food" (?)

|Auni : ǂkõa; !gɔ (?)

|Haasi : ǂwā

Khatia : ǂk"oa, !kʔo=a

|Nusan : !gũṅ (?)

Notes : Bad vowel correspondences; some, or many of the forms may not be related.

References : Bleek 318, 370, 374, 383, 389, 437, 448, 457-58, 490, 572, 663, 668, 675, 677.

Proto-!Wi : *ǂɔa

Meaning : to say, speak

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : ǂkákkǝn, ǂkákka, ǂkạǂkạ́kkǝn (B.), ǂkắkkǝn, ǂkắkkă, ǂkắkǝn, ǂkắkă, ǂkággǝn (Ll.)

N|huki : ǂ^hoa, ǂχoa

#Khomani : ǂkwāa (Mg.)

Notes : A very uncertain parallel between |Xam and N|huki-ǂKhomani (neither the efflux nor the vocalism match very well).

References : Bleek 654, 655, 666; \X<1.144>NFn\x.

Proto-!Wi : *ǂqʔobo

Meaning : to be exhausted

N|huki : ǂqʔobowa

References : NFn.

Proto-!Wi : *ǂqau

Meaning : neck

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : !kau, !khou, emph. !khóugǝn (B.); !k(e)au, !khŏ́u (Ll.)

//Ng : =!ku, =ku

N|huki : ǂqʋu

//Kxau : ǂʔu

|Auni : ǂkõĩ

Khatia : k"oe

References : Bleek 103, 124, 412, 428, 448, 510, 663, 664, 676; NFn.

Proto-!Wi : *ǂqha

Meaning : chest

N|huki : ǂqhaa, ǂqhaʔa

//Xegwi (Batwa) : ša-gu (LH)

References : LHa 98; NFn.

Proto-!Wi : *ǂqhɛ

Meaning : duiker

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : !kā (B.)

//Ng : !kē

N|huki : ǂqhee, ǂqhe

#Khomani : ǂkhei (Dk.)

//Kxau : |hē

|Auni : ǂkhē

References : Bleek 287, 401, 420, 661; NFn.

Proto-!Wi : *ǂqhwe

Meaning : wind

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : !kwé, emph. !kwétǝn (B.); !koja (B. early); tʔ¹kooih (Lich.); !khwĕ́, emph. !khwétǝn (Ll.)

//Ng : !khwe, khwe; |uhḗ (?)

N|huki : ǂqhoe

#Khomani : ǂkówe, ǂkhwe (Dk.); ǂkhou "south wind" (Dk.) (?)

//Kxau : ǂho_e

//Ku//e : -||gõʔi

//Xegwi (Batwa) : šuwi; šwee (LH)

|Auni : ǂkwē

References : Bleek 90, 183, 320, 358, 432, 440, 532, 579, 610, 662, 664, 666, 679; LHa 102; Meinhof 1929: 188; NFn.

Proto-!Wi : *ǂqi

Meaning : red

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : !kī (B.), !khī́ya "to be red" (Ll.)

//Ng : !ki "red ochre used as pigment"

N|huki : ku ǂqĩ

#Khomani : ǂʔi (Dk.)

References : Bleek 427, 434, 652; NFn.

Proto-!Wi : *ǂqũĩ

Meaning : short

N|huki : ǂqũĩ-ja, ǂqõẽ-ja

//Xegwi (Batwa) : tšwiŋ

References : LHa 103; NFn.