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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *(ʔa-)w/yan-
Meaning: goat, sheep
Berber: *Han(y)a 'sheep'
Egyptian: wny 'calf' (?) (cf. ḥnw Pyr 'horn')
Western Chadic: *yaHan- 'she-goat'
East Chadic: *ʔaynVw/y- 'goat' 1, 'he goat' 2
Saho-Afar: *ʔanaʕ- 'she-lamb'
Low East Cushitic: *wan- 'sheep'
High East Cushitic: *(H)ayān- 'gazelle'
Omotic: *(Hi)yin- 'sheep'
Notes: Cf. HSED, 42 *ʔan-/*ʔayin- (Canar.; WCh.: Siri; ECh.; Beja). Cf. Bla. Beja Fauna, 3: Gur.; Canar.; Beja; Afar; LECush. (Som., Rend.); Eg.
afaset-meaning,afaset-brb,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-ech,afaset-sho,afaset-lec,afaset-hec,afaset-omo,afaset-notes,

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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *Han(y)a
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'sheep'
Canarian: Ten. ana, haña, jana 'sheep' Wölf., 485-7
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-gua,

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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: wny
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'Kalb (als Bezeichnung des Osiris)' EG I, 315
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *yaHan-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'she-goat'
Siri: yáàní [CLR: 166]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-sir,

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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *ʔaynVw/y-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'goat' 1, 'he goat' 2
Migama: ĩ:ná 1 [CLR: 167]
Jegu: té-éné 1, té-énó, pl. ʔéén 2 [CLR: 167,9]
Birgit: ʔàynéy 1 [CLR: 167]
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-mig,echet-jeg,echet-brg,

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Saho-Afar etymology :

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Proto-Saho-Afar: *ʔanaʕ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'she-lamb'
Afar (Danakil): anaʕ-to 'lamb (female)' Bla. Beja Fauna, 3
Notes: -ʕ in Auslaut is not confirmed by LECush. (Som. and Rend.)
shoet-prnum,shoet-meaning,shoet-afar,shoet-notes,

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Low East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *wan-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'sheep'
Somali: wan, pl. wanan 'ram' Heine 1978, 76
Rendille: onó 'sheep' Heine 1978, 76
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-som,lecet-rnd,

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High East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-High East Cushitic: *(H)ayān-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'gazelle'
Burji (Bambala, Dashe): ayáan-e 'gazelle' Sas. Burji, 29
hecet-prnum,hecet-meaning,hecet-bmb,

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Omotic etymology :

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Proto-Omotic: *(Hi)yin-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'sheep'
Dime: iin 'sheep' Bend. Ar., 158
omoet-prnum,omoet-meaning,omoet-dim,

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