South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

Proto-!Wi : *!hVi (*ǂ-)

Meaning : tail

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : !khwĭ́ (Ll.)

//Ng : !kei

N|huki : !hǝi, ǂhǝi

#Khomani : !ka̰i (Dk.)

|Auni : ǂkwi

References : Bleek 404, 420, 433, 667; NFn.

Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

Number : 218

Proto-Bushman : *!̯ʷxui (?)

Meaning : tail

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Ju : *!̯xui

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Proto-!Wi : *!hVi (*ǂ-)

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

ǂHoan : *ʘxui

Bushman > ǂHoan : Bushman > ǂHoan

Notes : The correspondence "PNK *!̯ - Proto-!Wi *! (?) - ǂHoan ʘ" is not quite clear, but the problem of labial clicks can still hardly be called solved, and since forms like Zhu !xúí, ǀXam !khwi, and ǂHoan ʘxui perfectly match each other in all but the click influx, the etymology will be considered valid for the time being.

North Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Ju: *ǀǀaʔe

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: to slaughter, cut (meat) into pieces

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ǀǀàʔé

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǀǀaʔe "to skin"

ǀǀAuǀǀen : ɡǀǀai

References : Bleek 524; Dickens 330; Snyman 3.

RefLex number: 2611

East #Hoan etymology :

Proto-#Hoan : *ʘxui

Meaning : tail

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

#Hoan : ʘxui (C., T.)

References : Collins 2001: 458; Traill 1973: 32.

Macro-Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoisan : *!̯ʷxui [~]

Meaning : tail

Proto-Bushman : *!̯ʷxui (?)

Notes : Not found outside Peripheral Khoisan.

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