South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

Proto-!Wi : *ʘVin

Meaning : to sleep

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Xam : ʘoëṅ, ʘoëṅya, ʘoëʘoëṅ (B.); ʘpu̥oin (Ll.)

//Ng : =ʘpoeŋ, ʘpwoiŋ, ʘpwoeŋ

N|huki : ʘun, ʘuiń

#Khomani : ʘkun !kaʔa "to dream" (Dk.); ʘʔwõ, ʘʔwonna (Mg.)

//Kxau : ʘan, ʘani; ʘān-tn "to lay down"

//Xegwi (Batwa) : ʘpwēni; ʘi (LH); ʘĩ-xiŋ "to lie" (LH)

|Auni : ʘpwaʔãĩ, ʘpwaʔai, ʘpwoĩ

|Haasi : =ʘwa ai

|Nusan : ʘbuin

References : Bleek 682, 683, 684, 685, 686; NFn; LHa 99; LHb 48; Meinhof 1929: 187.

Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

Number : 191

Proto-Bushman : *!̯V ~ *ɡ!̯V

Meaning : to sleep

Proto-Ju : *ɡ!̯u^h

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Proto-Taa : *ʘɔ̂in

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Proto-!Wi : *ʘVin

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

Notes : There might be some old ablaut here - cf. the different forms in !Xóõ itself.

North Khoisan etymology :

South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

Proto-Taa : *ʘɔ̂in

Meaning : to sleep

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ʘân; ʘûm 2 n I "sleep (n.)"

Masarwa : ʘpwõĩ, ʘpwoin; ʘpũ-|ā "morning"

|Nu//en : ʘpwoin

!Xoong derivates : ʘân |ʔâa |îi "sleep deeply"; ʘân ǂʔẽ́ "early"; ʘân-ʘân kV "rock to sleep, put to sleep"; ʘõ̂ ɳ||ṵ̃́ã, ʘân ɳ||ṵ̃́ã -sà "dream", ~ kV "dream of (tr.)"

References : Bleek 682, 683, 684, 685, 686; Traill 47.

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