Central Chadic etymology : Query result

Proto-CChadic: *ʔur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'throw'

Gude: ūrǝ [Hs]

Notes: Note that ūrǝ may originate from *Hur- as well.

Proto-CChadic: *ʔuram-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'door of a compound, area before it'

Gude: ū̀ramáyá [Hs]

Proto-CChadic: *ʔus-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'woman'

Glavda: us [Rp]

Notes: cp. ʔùsà, nùsà [Kr N 85]

Proto-CChadic: *ʔus-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'look'

Logone: úsǝ

Proto-CChadic: *ʔus-/*wis-

Meaning: 'thing'

Mbara: wìsí

Higi Futu: wsi

Fali Kiria: wsù

Kapsiki=Higi Kamale: wùsì

Gude: ʔùš

Gudu: íšì

Proto-CChadic: *ʔuxwa-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'knife' 1, 'sickle' 2

Higi Nkafa: xwa 1

Higi Ghye: uxwa 1

Kapsiki=Higi Kamale: xwa 1

Glavda: ʔǝ̀ɣwà 2

Proto-CChadic: *ʔVd-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'eye'

Dghwede=Zǝɣwana: ńdè [CLR: 127]

Mandara=Wandala: ī́če < *ide

Guduf: díǝ̀ʔ [CLR] (met.)

Ngweshe: ódò [CLR]

Mofu-Gudur: dɛ̀y [CLR]

Gisiga: MUKTELE yáudì [CLR]

Mafa=Matakam: dây [CLR]

Gudu: di [CLR]

Nzangi: di [CLR]

Bachama: di-to [CLR]

Proto-CChadic: *(ʔV)daʔ/w- > dV-f-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'father'1, 'religious chief ' 2 , 'person' 3

Tera: ndi-fya 3 [Kr]

Margi: ada, dǝ́ 1 [HMar]

Malgwa: dá 1 [Lr]

Musgu: di-f, pl. dai 3 [Mouchet]

Gidar: dǝ-f, pl. di 3 [Mouchet]

Zime-Batna: dùwa ̀ 2 [Sa]

Proto-CChadic: *ʔV-di(n)gVl-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'stalk of millet'

Mofu-Gudur: Mada édìŋgèl 'tige de mil (dont on a coupé l'épi)' (Barreteau & Brunet 2000, 93; with *ʔV- prefixed?). Cf. 'sweet potato' (Kraft): Pi. dǝ̀nkǝlì, Bura dǝ̀ŋgàli,

Proto-CChadic: *ʔVdus-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fence' 1, 'town' 2

Gude: ēdsa 1 [St]

Lame: mbà-dùšò́ 2 [Kr N 148]

Proto-CChadic: *ʔV-faH- A mistake

Meaning: 'arrow'

Ngwaxi: ǝfa

Notes: Ch*ḥafa 'arrow, sharp stick' . Cp. MOF fáf, féf 'pierce (with arrow or spear)'

Proto-CChadic: *ʔV-gudum-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hoe'

Sukur: ŋgùḍûm

Notes: Cf. Mofu gálǝ́má 'hoe' [BMof]

Proto-CChadic: *(ʔV)gVǯ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'search, shove one's hand into smt.

Mada: égǯè [BMad]

Proto-CChadic: *(ʔV)kw-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'goat'

Kilba: kwa 'goat' Jung. CLR 166

Margi: kú 'goat' Jung. CLR 166

Higi Nkafa: ukwɛ 'goat' Jung. CLR 167

Fali Kiria: ku 'goat' Jung. CLR 167

Mulwi: àwák 'goat' Jung. CLR 167

Proto-CChadic: *ʔV-lyas-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'tongue'

Logone: ns̃ì [LLog],

Musgu: ɛlɛsí [CLR: 329]

Proto-CChadic: *ʔVm-Cig-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hair'

Logone: ʔǝ̀m-sǝ̀gǝ̀ [CLR:Kotk]

Buduma=Yedina: n-ǯígì [LBud], n-ǯǝ̀gǝ̀ [CLR: 177]

Gulfey: m-sege [Lk: 147]

Proto-CChadic: *ʔVnV[ǯ]-

Meaning: 'illness'

Gudu: ínàžévù

Notes: most probably a composita.

Proto-CChadic: *ʔV-rVm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'house', 'build (a wall)' 2

Ngwaxi: ǝrǝ́ma [?]

Mafa=Matakam: rám 2 [BMaf]

Notes: cp. Msg tạ́lạm 'house' [CLR: 203] < tV-lam < *tV-ram?

Proto-CChadic: *ʔVs-/*sVʔ > Vŝ(Vŝ)-

Meaning: bone

Tera: g'ǝŝ [Nm]

Higi Futu: ʔìŝa [Kr]

Fali Kiria: ʔyiŝuʔ [Kr]

Fali Gili: ʔiŝu [Kr]

Dghwede=Zǝɣwana: ŝà-ŝá [CLR]

Mandara=Wandala: šɛ̄́-šɛ [Mo] , xyɛ-xyɛ [Kr]

Glavda: ŝá-ŝa [Rp]

Guduf: ŝá-ŝà [CLR]

Ngweshe: íŝà-ŝē [CLR]

Mofu-Gudur: tɛ́t-ɛ̀ŝ [BaMof]

Gisiga: ʔet-eŝ [CLR]

Mafa=Matakam: t-áŝ [BaMaf]

Sukur: th-áŝ [CLR}

Gude: ʔila [Hs]

Bachama: ū̀lé [Sk]

Logone: aŝe [Luk], háŝe [CLR]

Lame: syò [Kr]

Peve: so [Kr]

Zime-Batna: ́úso [Sa]

Notes: secondary lateral, note redupl. and fem. pref.

Proto-CChadic: *(ʔV-)wVŋVy-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'elephant'

Gudu: ʔowŋ 'elephant' Kr., III, 78

Bachama: wɔŋɛ 'elephant' Jung. CLR, 125; wǝŋǝy id. Kr., III, 68

Afade: Ngala ánwe 'elephant' Bla. Eleph., 198 (apud Sölken), with metathesis