Proto-Ju: *!̯e [pl. *!̯ao]
Tonal pattern: HH [j] - LL [j]
Meaning: to die
Juǀʼhoan : !áí, pl. !àò // !áí-sì, pl. !àò-sì (n5) "corpse"; !áí-sí (n5 -si) "death, place of death"; !àò-à-šé-sì (n1) "bodies, sick people"
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): !ei
ǀǀAuǀǀen : ǂéː ~ ǂéí ~ ǂí ~ !eː ~ !eːi, pl. ǂau
!Kung (Lloyd) : !̯à ~ ǀǀé ~ ǀǀè, pl. !̯áo ~ ǀǀau
!Kung (Doke): !̯ai
!O!Kung (Bleek) : ǀǀe, pl. ǀǀau
!O!Kung (Snyman): ǀǀái
Kavango : ǀǀáo (pl.)
Notes : Strange choice of the palatal click in ǀǀAuǀǀen.
References : Bleek 419, 470, 506, 561, 566, 658, 662; Dickens 309, 310, 311; Heikkinen 1986; Snyman 21; Snyman 1980: 36.
RefLex number: 2213
