Proto-Ju: *cʼi
Tonal pattern: HH [j] ~ HH [k] ~ HH [e]
Meaning: mouth
Juǀʼhoan : cʼí (n5 -si) "mouth, lid, song; herd, flock, troop etc. (second element in compound); (?) veld; outside" // cʼí-à-sì (n5 pl) "about, matter (of), concerning"
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): cʼi
ǀǀAuǀǀen : ci ~ ciː
!Kung (Lloyd) : ci ~ cì ~ cːì
!Kung (Vedder): cʼiː
!Kung (Wilhelm): ciː // ciŋ-!oː "lip"
!O!Kung (Bleek) : cí:
Kavango : cʼi̋
Ekoka : čʼí
Tsumkwe : cʼí
Tsintsabis : cʼí
Okongo : cʼí
Leeunes : cʼí
Mpunguvlei : cʼi ~ čʼi
Cuito : cʼi
Cuando : cʼi ~ čʼi
South Omatako : cʼi
North Omatako : cʼi
Kameeldoring : cʼi
Lister : cʼi
References : Bleek 216, 218; Dickens 197, 279; Heikkinen 1986; KH 139; Snyman 38; Snyman 1997: 68.
RefLex number: 1658
