West Chadic etymology : Query result

Proto-WChadic: *duŋ-/*duwun- (?<*dugʷun-)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'black'

Jimi: doni [CLR]

Geji: duwun [Kr]

Mangas: dùwòne [Cs]

Zaar: nì-dū̀ŋ [CLR]

Burma: duwùne [Kr]

Boghom: tùŋgá [Cs] (possibly < *tunK-)

Kir: dùŋǝ́n [CLR]

Tule: dṑŋǝ̀ [CLR]

Tala: tuŋwî [CLR]

Notes: contam. with Ch*tVn- 'black, night'

Proto-WChadic: *kVĉ̣-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cut' 1, split' 2, 'fell trees' 3, 'chop'4

Ankwe=Goemai: ḳus 4 [TAS:210] (ḳVs < *ĉ̣Vs)

Mushere: ḳos (pl. of ngap) 1 [TAS:210 'hit, break, chop']

Tangale: kāze 1,3, pl. kase [CLR:98]

Jimbin: kǝ̀ṣ̂-, kǝ̀kǝ̀ṣ̂- 1 [SkNb]

Notes: According to C.Hoffman (personal communication) voiceless emphatics are secondary in languages of the sura gr.

Proto-WChadic: ʔVyir-

Meaning: 'stand' 1, 'stay' 2 , 'stand up' 3

Bolewa: ʔyor- 3 [Luk]

Karekare: ʔyār- 1 [Luk]

Dera=Kanakuru: yir- 1, 2[CLR-Nm]

Proto-WChadic: cay-

Meaning: give

Warji: čáyá [CLR]

Kariya: číy-

Miya: cá-

Mburku: cey-

Jimbin: ší-, šá-

Proto-WChadic: gund-

Meaning: 'cloud' 1, 'harmattan' 2

Bolewa: bùr-gundu 1, 2 [Kr N 105,111] cf. bur 'wind'

Ngamo: ḍàkò-gùndàyî 1 [KrN 105]

Proto-WChadic: * čVk-

Meaning: 'fill, complete'1,'fill a container properly'2

Hausa: číkā̀ 1

Tangale: seege 2 [JgTng]

Proto-WChadic: *ʔa-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'come' 1, 'go' 2

Diri: ʔa- 2 [SkNb]

Boghom: ʔa 1[CLR: 82]

Proto-WChadic: *ʔab-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'goat'

Diri: aba 'goat' Sk. 77, 23

Proto-WChadic: *ʔabun-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'millstone'

Bolewa: bùní [ShV]

Karekare: bǝ̀ní [ShV]

Dera=Kanakuru: búnì [NmK]

Ngamo: bùnì [ShV]

Kifri=Giwo: bìní [ShV]

Gera: bìní [ShV]

Galambu: bìín [ShV]

Geruma: bìŋŋí [ShB]

Warji: vǝn-ay [SkNb]

Kariya: vun [SkNb]

Miya: vun ma dǝr[SkNb]

Pa'a: ván-ḳà [MS]

Mburku: avǝna [SkNb]

Zaar: vu:n [CLR: 172}

Notes: v- < *ʔab-

Proto-WChadic: *ʔa-cinH-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'foot'

Geji: ásǝŋ 1 [Cs N 61]

Sayanchi: yáasǝ̀ŋ [Cs N 61}

Guruntum: asàn 1, 2 {Ja]

Dwot: ásǝŋ 1 [Cs N 61]

Buli: ásǝn 1 {Cs N61]

Tala: asǝn 1 [Cs]

Notes: Cp. Grnt šíŋ 'thight'.

Proto-WChadic: *ʔac̣VHVr- /*c̣VHir-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'sand'

Boghom: šiir [Cs]

Kulere: ʔasóór [JgR]

Notes: DB nǯóor̀ [JgR] may also originate from this root

Proto-WChadic: *ʔaĉ-

Meaning: 'earth'

Geji: ʔaŝi [Sm]

Zaar: ya:ŝ [Sm]

Buli: ʔaŝ [Sm]

Kir: aŝ [Sm]

Wangday: ʔaŝ [Sm]

Tala: áŝi [Sm]

Proto-WChadic: *ʔač̣iy

Meaning: 'rat' 1, 'mouse'2

Hausa: c̣íyṓ 1

Sayanchi: ààc ǝ́ 2 [Cs]

Proto-WChadic: *ʔad-

Meaning: 'dog'

Bolewa: ʔàdà [CLR]

Karekare: àdà

Ngamo: ʔàdà

Bele: àdé

Kifri=Giwo: ʔèrè, pl ʔéddíŋì {Sch]

Gera: yaḍá

Geruma: èdé

Diri: àddā́

Mburku: ḍíyà (? met.0

Guruntum: dā̀ [Jag] met.

Tala: ass

Proto-WChadic: *ʔad-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'take' 1, 'carry' 2

Tangale: adi 1, 2 [JgT]

Fyer: ʔat 1 [JgR]

Proto-WChadic: *ʔadam-

Meaning: 'cloud'

Tangale: adam

Proto-WChadic: *ʔaf-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: sun

Ngizim: áfá [ShN]

Bade: áfā [CLR: 312]

Notes: hardly < Ch *fVt- id

Proto-WChadic: *ʔa-fur- ~ *faraw-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'leg'1, 'inner part of the leg' 2

Fyer: furù 1 [JgR]

Bokos: ʔafòòr 2 [Jg]

Kulere: faràw 2 [Jg]

Daffo-Butura: fùùṛ 2 [Jg]

Proto-WChadic: *ʔa-gari ,*gar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'k. of antelope, oryx'

Hausa: āgārē 'big, male gazelle'

Cagu: gāre 'reedbuck'

Mburku: gāri 'oryx'

Ngizim: agare 'gazelle'

Notes: Sk 1984 15

Proto-WChadic: *ʔagwar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'burnt bits'

Bokos: ʔagōr [JgR]