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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *bVriḳ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'mosquito'1 , 'flying ant' 2
Ayr: bǝrɣu 1
Tawllemmet: bǝrɣu
Qabyle (Ayt Mangellat): i-bǝrriq 2
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-ayr,brbet-twl,brbet-qbl,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bariɣ- (?)
Meaning: insect
Berber: *bVriḳ- 'mosquito' 1, 'flying ant' 2
Western Chadic: *buruk- 'mosquito'
Central Chadic: *bwarVg- 'louse'
East Chadic: bVrVg- 'water insect' 1, 'caterpillar' 2
Notes: Scarce data.
afaset-meaning,afaset-brb,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,afaset-notes,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *buruk
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'mosquito'
Dera=Kanakuru: burùk [CLR]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-der,

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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *bVrVg-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'louse (of a camel)'
Logone: bórgo-mī [LLog]
Musgu: biggérui [LMsg]
Notes: *-g- may be irregular. A normal CCh reflex of HS *ʁ (at least in the anlaut) would be *g. Cf. also metathetic Msg biggerui id.
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-log,cchet-msg,cchet-notes,

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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *bVrVg-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'water insect' 1, 'caterpillar' 2
Tumak: kǝ́rǝ́-bǝ̀ǝ́rg-ǝ̀n 2 [Cp]
Kera: abǝrgijiwjiw 1 (AFASET abǝ̀rgíjìw)
Notes: Composites both in Kera and Tum.
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-tum,echet-ker,echet-notes,

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