Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoe : *ǂha[-ba]

Meaning : flat; wide

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *ǂha[-ba]

West Khoe : *ǂa[-ba]

East Khoe : *ć(h)aba

Notes : Very similar in phonology (and dysillabic structure) to *ǂa-[ba] 'open (of terrain)', but still probably two different roots (cf. the opposition between Nama ɡǂawa and ǂhawa).

References : Vossen 426.

Khoekhoe etymology :

Proto-Khoekhoe : *ǂha[-ba]

Meaning : flat; wide

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Nama : ǂhā "flat, shallow; level, plain" (Ha., R.); ǂhawa, ǂhaba "wide, broad"

!Ora : ǂhaba "flach, breit"; ǂhawa "flat" (Wu.)

References : Haacke 117, 119; Meinhof 102; Rust 175; Wuras 23.

West Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-West Khoe : *ǂa[-ba]

Meaning : flat; wide

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Naro : ǂâ "flatland" (V.); |kaa (Ba.)

#Haba : ǂá̰bá̰

References : Barnard 34, 119; Vossen 426.

East Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-East Khoe : *ć(h)a[-ba]

Meaning : flat; wide

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : ćèbá

Deti : ćábá

Cara : ćàbá

Danisi : ǂgábá

Kua : ǂébà

References : Vossen 426.

Macro-Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoisan : *ǂGaʔabV

Meaning : flat

Proto-Bushman : *ǂG_aʔabV

Proto-Khoe : *ǂha[-ba]

Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

Number : 573

Proto-Bushman : *ǂG_aʔabV

Meaning : flat

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Ju : *ǂaʔaba

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Proto-Taa : *ɡǂqābo

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Notes : In !Xóõ a glottal stop should be expected. Erroneous transcription?

North Khoisan etymology :

South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

Proto-Taa : *ɡǂqābo

Meaning : flat, broad in size

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ɡǂqābo (ká)

References : Traill 140.

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