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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *(ʔV-)swaʔ-
Meaning: elephant/rhinoceros
Central Chadic: (ʔa-)swaʔ- 'elephant'
Beḍauye (Beja): *Say- 'rhinoceros'
Dahalo (Sanye): *ʔušw- 'bull elephant'
Omotic: *ʔu-swaʔ- 'rhinoceros'
Notes: Bla Eleph., 201: "Beja has only doubtful parallels in NOm." (Bask., Wol. and Zaisse; also Kačama šoro not belonging here)..."if we accept a loss of -r- in Beja" (we do not) "if these forms are not borrowed from ECush. *warš-" (they are rather not)
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