North Khoisan etymology : Query result

Proto-Ju: *ɳǀʰã (ʼɳǀʰ-)

Tonal pattern: LL [j] ~ XL [k]

Meaning: aardvark, antbear

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀʰã̀

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɳǀʼʰaã

ǀǀAuǀǀen : ɳǀáˤ

!Kung (Lloyd) : ǀʰã̀

!Kung (Doke): ɳǀʰã

!O!Kung (Snyman): ǀʼʰàa

Kavango : ʔɳǀȅè (W) ~ ɳǀʰã̀ ~ ǀʼʰã̀ (E)

Tsumkwe : ɳǀʼʰã

Tsintsabis : ɳǀʼʰã̀

Okongo : ǀʼʰã́

Leeunes : ɳǀʼʰã́

Mpunguvlei : ǀʼʰã̀á

Cuito : ǀʼʰè

Cuando : ǀʰè

South Omatako : ɳǀʼʰã̀

Kameeldoring : ɳǀʼʰã̀

Lister : ɳǀʼʰã

Various addenda: Shortridge (ǀǀAuǀǀen): ǀʰã. Shortridge (!Kung): ǀʰã.

References : Bleek 286, 342, 347; Dickens 240; Snyman 29; Snyman 1980: 31; Snyman 1997: 58.

RefLex number: 973

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