South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

Proto-!Wi : *!x[o]a

Meaning : big

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

|Haasi : !xwā

References : Bleek 503.

Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

Number : 20

Proto-Bushman : *!xa-

Meaning : big; chief

Proto-Ju : √!ae (?)

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Proto-Taa : *!xa

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Proto-!Wi : *!x[o]a

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

ǂHoan : *!xae

Bushman > ǂHoan : Bushman > ǂHoan

Notes : Irregular -0- in PNK; cf, however, *ǀxom "tattoo" with the same correspondence.

North Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Ju: √!ae

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: (to be) big, fat, tall (pl. action)

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : !àè ~ !àè-!àè ~ !àè-à

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): !aey-a

References : Dickens 309; Snyman 22.

RefLex number: 2208

South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

Proto-Taa : *!xa

Meaning : big

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : !xaV L (sg.), !xâma-sâ (kâ) (pl.)

Masarwa : !xai

|Nu//en : !xai

!Xoong derivates : !xaBV L ||áli-sa, pl. kâ !xâma-sâ nom.; !xàa à̰a 2 I, pl. !xàm à̰a-tê 2 I "chief"; !xàa qáe 2 I, pl. !xàm qáe-tê 2 I "chief woman"

References : Bleek 496; Traill 83.

East #Hoan etymology :

Proto-#Hoan : *!xae

Meaning : chief

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

#Hoan : !xae (CF)

References : Cornell Files.

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