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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :
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Number : 311
Proto-Bushman : *ǀqhɔ
Meaning : lower leg
Proto-Ju : *ǀʼoã (?)
Proto-Taa : *ǀqhà[n]
Proto-!Wi : *ǀqoe
Notes : If the Zhu form belongs here, the reconstruction needs to be severely modified (and an unusual efflux correspondence established). However, it is more probable that it is actually borrowed from Khoekhoe like so many other terms for body parts.
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North Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Ju: *nam
Tonal pattern: HH [j]
Meaning: lamp, lantern, torch
Juǀʼhoan : nám (n3 -si)
Ekoka : nām (1)
RefLex number: 905
nkhet-tonal,nkhet-meaning,nkhet-juh,nkhet-ekk,nkhet-refer,nkhet-reflex,
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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :
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Proto-Taa : *|qhárV
Meaning : to chop off pieces
!Xoong : |qhála kV
Notes : Cf. also |qhāle/|qhāli kV "chop off meat, cut off meat".
xooet-meaning,xooet-xoo,xooet-notes,xooet-refer,
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South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :
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Proto-!Wi : *|qoe
Stems : *|qoe-ten
Meaning : lower leg, shinbone
|Xam : |kwètǝn, |ku̥ètǝn, |kwe|kwētǝn, |ku̥ĕ́|ku̥ĕ́ĕ́-tǝn "legs, calves of legs" (Ll.)
//Ng : |kwe "shinbone"
N|huki : |qoe "calf"
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Macro-Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Khoisan : *|qa
Meaning : lower leg, shin
khoiet-meaning,khoiet-bsh,khoiet-ckh,khoiet-had,
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Central Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-Khoe : *|ʔṍã́
Meaning : bone
ckhet-meaning,ckhet-prnum,ckhet-wkh,ckhet-ekh,ckhet-refer,
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West Central Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-West Khoe : *|ʔṍã́
Meaning : bone
//Ani : |ʔṍã́
Kxoe (Hukwe) : |ʔõã́; |ʔȯ̃ã̇ (Kö.)
Buga : |ʔṍã́
|Ganda : |ʔõ̀ã̀
Naro : |ʔṍã́ (V.); |ṍã́, |ʔṍã́ "bone; leg" (Ba.)
|Gwi : |ʔṍã́; ǂowa (Ta.)
//Gana : |ʔṍã́; ǂowa (Ta.)
#Haba : |ʔṍã́
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East Central Khoisan etymology :
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Proto-East Khoe : *|ʔṍã́
Meaning : bone
|Xaise : |ʔṍã́
Deti : |ʔõ̀ã́
Cara : |ʔṍã́
Tsixa : |ʔṍã́
Danisi : |ʔṍã́
Cua : |ʔṍã̀
Kua : |ʔõ̀ã́
Tsua : |ʔṍã̀
Hietshware : n|gwa (?)
Sehura : $oa
Mohissa : $oa "leg"
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Hadza etymology :
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Proto-Hadza : *c̣ac̣e
Meaning : lower leg
Hadza : hats'ats'e (E.); háts'áts'e-ya (S.) (E.)
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