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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *dugan-
Meaning: darkness, night
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 983
Proto-Semitic: *dugn-
Meaning: 'darkness'
Arabic: duǯn-
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *duŋ-/*duwun- (?<*dugʷun-)
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'
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *dVHVn-/*dVnVH-
Meaning: 'black'
Mandara=Wandala: dàŋŋwɛ̀ [CLR]
Malgwa: dóŋwe [Lr]
Gude: ndīduŋ [CLR], but cf. dǝ́dǝ̀nwú, ḍǝnwa 'black or dark blue' [Hs]
Fali Jilvu: duŋ [Kr]
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *dugVn-
Meaning: 'at night'
Kera: dùugŋ́ [Eb]
Notes: Cf. Kwan dàgǝ̀lān 'night' [CLR: 257] < *dagen-an (dissim.)
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *dukan-
Meaning: 'darkness'
Oromo (Galla): dukkana
Notes: Unexpected *-k- < *-g-.
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High East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-High East Cushitic: *dukan-
Meaning: 'darkness, cloud'
Burji (Bambala, Dashe): dukkani
Notes: Unexpected *-k- < *-g-.
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