Central Chadic etymology : Query result

Proto-CChadic: *ʔarV-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hippopotamus'

Kusseri: arẹ 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 204 (apud Sölken 1967, 242); comp. with other Ch. forms in n-; see, on the other hand, arwi 'elephant' Porkh., 35, where -w- may, or may not, reflect *-f- and belong to Kotoko *ʔarf- (see 130)

Proto-CChadic: *ʔarw-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'chest'

Paduko: arwa [Lukas; see in Bl Om 7]

Proto-CChadic: *ʔa-sin-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

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

Higi Nkafa: šini

Fali Kiria: šini

Kapsiki=Higi Kamale: ɣàšìne

Banana: asénú 1, 2

Proto-CChadic: *(ʔa-)swaʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'elephant'

Masa: Kulung sṓ, Banana àx̃oʔa 'elephant' Bla. Eleph., 201 (apud Lukas)

Proto-CChadic: *ʔa-ŝam-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'falcon'

Gisiga: ʔa-z̃am [LGis]

Proto-CChadic: *ʔaŝum-

Meaning: 'ass'

Cineni=Nakatsa: àŝum

Proto-CChadic: *(ʔa-)wur- ~ *riway-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'tamarisk'

Mandara=Wandala: wùrè [Kr N 136]

Malgwa: úúre [Lr]

Glavda: ʔawura [Kr N136]

Gava: riwè [Kr]

Cineni=Nakatsa: iriwey [Kr]

Proto-CChadic: *(ʔa)wVt- ~ *yiH- ???

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fish' (n.) 1, 'to fish in shallow water (dip out the fish)' 2

Bura: yiha 2 [Ann]

Mofu-Gudur: áwɛ̀t 1 (CLR II 142) , awet, wet [BaMof]

Gude: ? tǝ̀hwá 'type of fish' Hosk. 272

Proto-CChadic: *(ʔa-)yiw-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'ask for' 1, ''ask' 2

Bura: yu 1 [Ann]

Chibak: yuwǝ̀2 [Kr": 66]

Kilba: áyũ 2 [Kr: 96]

Hildi=Margi Mbazuwa: yuwā 2 [Kr: 106]

Higi Ghye: yuwe 2 [Kr: 165]

Kapsiki=Higi Kamale: yuwɛ- 2 [Kr: 135]

Proto-CChadic: *ʔaz̃a

Meaning: 'turtle-dove'

Chibak: ʔaz̃à [Kr N 221]

Proto-CChadic: *ʔaẑaʔ/y-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'k. of corn'

Mbara: ʔáẑày 'Sorghastrum trichopus' (Tourneau, Seignobos & Lafarge 1986)

Gude: ʔǝ̀laʔin 'okra' (Kraft)

Notes: may originate from *ʕaɵaʔ/y-, cf. Tables of correspondences in Stolbova 1996

Proto-CChadic: *(ʔa-)ẑVw-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'lightning' 1, 'shine' 2

Mada: áwẑá 2 [Lr]

Mafa=Matakam: ẑáẑáy 2 [BMaf]

Daba: àz̃ǝw [Kr: N 115]

Proto-CChadic: *ʔaǯ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'sun'

Buduma=Yedina: aaǯí [LBud]

Proto-CChadic: *ʔicay-

Meaning: 'press'

Malgwa: icayà [Kr N 396]

Proto-CChadic: *ʔi-fiyaH-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'smell (intrans.)'

Logone: ʔìfíyàʔà [By]

Proto-CChadic: *ʔila

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'build'

Dghwede=Zǝɣwana: ʔila

Proto-CChadic: *(ʔi-m-)bury/w-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'ass'

Logone: mbíri 'ass' BlaMnsc. apud Sölken 1967, 237

Kusseri: bor 'ass', Klesem imbúrìoy 'ass' BlaMnsc. apud Sölken 1967, 237

Afade: boró 'ass' imbúrìoy 'ass' BlaMnsc. apud Sölken 1967, 237

Proto-CChadic: *ʔin-/*ʔan-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'speak'

Peve: in [Kr: 209]

Notes: see also bura-margi *nV 'speak' [Kr} and Gudu 'answer' [Hs]

Proto-CChadic: *ʔir-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'eye'

Mbara: rḗ (pl.) [TMba]

Malgwa: ire [Lr]

Gisiga: re [CLR}

Munjuk: aray [TMnj]

Daba: xìrā, ra [CLR]

Musgoy: ríyā [CLR}

Musgu: arai [Luk]

Gidar: ạrạ [CLR]

Lame: írí

Peve: i [Kr: 205]

Zime-Batna: ʔír [Sa: 544]

Masa: írạ [CLR: 127]

Mesme: ir

Banana: irà , ida [Lk: 132]

Notes: C 12 *ir [Sy: 50] . If Bnn ida is correct, C 12 originates from Ch *ʔid- 'eye'. The same may be true for the whole CCh data

Proto-CChadic: *ʔir-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'insult'

Zime-Batna: ʔír [Sa]