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South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-!Wi : *!1ʔu
Meaning : two
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
|Xam : !kū́, !ū (B.); !kū́ (Ll.)
//Ng : !ku, !u
N|huki : !ʔuu
#Khomani : !ʔu (Mg.)
//Kxau : !ʔū
//Ku//e : !ʔu
//Xegwi (Batwa) : ||ku, ||u; kʔuu, tsʔuu (LH)
|Auni : !u
References : Bleek 448, 473, 485, 492, 591, 622, 627; LHa 117; Maingard 240; Meinhof 1929: 188; NFn.
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 230
Proto-Bushman : *ǂʔu
Meaning : two
Proto-Taa : *ɳǂûm
Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa
Proto-!Wi : *!1ʔu
Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi
Notes : A SK isogloss. Secondary nasalisation of the click efflux in Taa?
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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-Taa : *ɳǂûm
Meaning : two
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
!Xoong : ɳǂûm
Masarwa : ||num, !num, =!nammi
|Nu//en : !num
!Xoong derivates : ɳǂûmʔū 4 I "you (dual.)", dim. ɳǂûm |qà̰m ʘʔâni; ɳǂûm kV, ɳǂûm-ɳǂûm kV "make up a pair with, accompany in a twosome"
References : Bleek 448, 473, 485, 492, 591, 622, 627; Traill 147.
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