Central Chadic etymology : Query result

Proto-CChadic: *nyabi-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'swim'

Gulfey: nebia, nambia [Lk: 149]

Proto-CChadic: *nyak-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'punish'

Bachama: nyaka [Sk]

Proto-CChadic: *nya[n]-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'meat'

Munjuk: nè́ŋ [TrMnj]

Musgu: nē, nɛŋ, niŋ [LkM]

Proto-CChadic: *nyas-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'red'

Hwona: nyìs [Kr N 274]

Proto-CChadic: *nʒVʔ/y-

Meaning: 'sit'1, 'dwell' 2, 'live' 3, 'rest' 4

Bura: nzu-nzu 1 [Kr]

Chibak: nzayi 1 [CLR]

Fali Kiria: nzo-nzùʔ 1[Kr]

Fali Gili: nzùyi [1 [Kr]

Mandara=Wandala: nǯa 1

Malgwa: nǯa 1 , 3[Lr]

Glavda: ʒ , ʒax-1 [Rp]

Gava: nzù-ganà1 [Kr]

Mofu-Gudur: -nǯ- 1 [BaMof]

Mafa=Matakam: nʒa 1, 4 [BaMaf]

Daba: nǯà 1 [Kr]

Gude: nʒa 1,3 [Hs]

Fali Jilvu: nzà-xa 1 [Kr]

Bachama: ǹzá 1 [Sk]

Proto-CChadic: *(n)ʒV(H)-/*(n)ǯV(H)-

Meaning: bite

Dghwede=Zǝɣwana: ? nǯàxá, ǹzáx, xa [CLR]

Mofu-Gudur: -z- [BaMof], cf. Muktele ca [CLR]

Mafa=Matakam: ǯɛ, ǹǯóè [CLR]

Proto-CChadic: *nʒV-/*ʔanʒ- (pl.?)

Meaning: 'foot' 1, 'leg'2, 'knee' 3

Mbara: nǯé 2 [TrMba]

Munjuk: aziy 1, 2 [TrMnj]

Logone: nzì, 'ensǝ 3 [CLR]

Buduma=Yedina: ánǯi 3 [CLR]

Musgu: azī́, pl. ɛzakái 1 [Luk], ạ́zǝ, pl. àŋzí 2 [CLR]

Proto-CChadic: *n-ǯVb-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'gather, colect'

Mafa=Matakam: nǯǝb- [BMof]

Notes: cf. ZBt ʒú-ʒúp 'pile' (n.), partial redupl., -p < *-b-

Proto-CChadic: *ŋ-guṭ-(<*ŋ-ɣuṭ-?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'dig'

Gude: ŋgùḍi- [Kr N 365]

Gudu: gúdà:-n [Kr]

Nzangi: ngɨ̀ḍa-di [Kr]

Mwulyen: ùŋgɨ̀ḍì [Kr]

Notes: Initial Ch *ng- usually > ng, while ŋg- may point to a former uvular. Cf. ZBt ḥùt 'vider' (phonetically regular)

Proto-CChadic: *ŋgVl- (<*nVɣVr-, cf. WCh)

Meaning: 'fat' (n.)

Dghwede=Zǝɣwana: ŋ́glà [CLR]

Mandara=Wandala: gǝ́lạ [CLR]

Malgwa: gǝ́la [Lr]

Guduf: ŋgǝla [CLR]

Gisiga: mungul <*mu-n-gul- [CLR]

Notes: on the other hand, may originate from*mVn-KVl-, cf. Mofu mǝkǝl 'fat'.

Proto-CChadic: *ŋgwurum-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hoe'

Higi Ghye: (Gye) ŋ̀gwuru

Fali Jilvu: Fali (Kiria) ùŋwuru-mu; (Gili) ŋ̀wur

Notes: (<*HVgwur-mV, with an instrumental suffix and loss of the laryngeal compensated by nazalization of the velar? Stolbova combines these examples with Hs. kṓrámḗ and C. Ch. forms in k-, ŋ- and h- reconstructing *qoram-, see Stolbova 1996, 71)

Proto-CChadic: *pa-

Meaning: 'bury'

Tera: pa-ra

Hwona: pa-ŋ

Notes: Tera goes to Ch *pa

Proto-CChadic: *paʔ-

Meaning: 'milk' 1 'breast' 2

Musgu: fyaw 2 [CLR: 47]

Lame: pǝ̀ʔà 2 [Kr]

Peve: pa' 2 [Kr]

Zime-Batna: páʔ 1,2 [Sa]

Masa: po-na 2 [Sy]

Banana: pwǝ-nǝ̀ 2 [Kr]

Notes: for some more dialects of bana gr. cf. *po 'breast'[Sy:49]

Proto-CChadic: *paʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'dig'1, 'bury' 2, 'dig out' 3, 'sow, plant' 4

Tera: pa 1 [Nm]

Hwona: pa-ŋ 2 [Kr N 365]

Mbara: pàa 2 [TMba]

Mulwi: pì '4 (enterrer) [TMnj]

Munjuk: piyi 1 [TMnj]

Logone: faa 2 [LLog]

Buduma=Yedina: fa 2, 4 [LBud]

Zime-Dari: pāy 3[Cpr]

Zime-Batna: pai 3 [Sa]

Proto-CChadic: *paʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'close'

Mbara: páá [TMba]

Gudu: pàbáʔá [Kr]

Nzangi: pa-ḍi [Kr]

Mwulyen: ùpáʔó [Kr N 364]

Notes: Note *ph̯ʔ > pVʔ- (irregular reflex of a uvular in the CVCVC- position).

Proto-CChadic: *pac̣-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: sun

Mandara=Wandala: vačia <*pac̣- [Kr]

Glavda: fáčiy [Rp]

Guduf: fàcíyá [CLR]

Ngweshe: ìbátchà [CLR]

Mofu-Gudur: pás [BaMof]

Gisiga: pas <*pac̣- [Luk]

Mafa=Matakam: pâac [CLR]

Proto-CChadic: *paHac-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'notch'

Mafa=Matakam: pǝ́hác [BMaf]

Proto-CChadic: *p[a]Hid-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'go' 1,'return' 2

Gaanda: pùḍi 1 [Kr N 341]

Gabin: pɨ̀ḍi 1[Kr]

Daba: pāḍ 2 [Li]

Proto-CChadic: *pa/yat-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'wing'1, 'feather' 2

Mbara: páátá 2 [TMba]

Mofu-Gudur: pepét 2 [BMof]

Sukur: fefēto 2 [LBud]

Daba: pɛ̀tɛ̀pɛ̀tɛ̀ 1 [Li]

Notes: cf. Mada gaftaka, kaftaka 1, 2 (? =*k/ga-fVt-ka)

Proto-CChadic: *pal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'break (stone)' 1, 'break (stick) 2

Mafa=Matakam: -pal- 1 [BMaf]

Gude: pal 2 [Hs]

Notes: cp. ZBt pálú 'malaxer' {Sa]