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South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-!Wi : *!u[i]
Meaning : white
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
|Xam : !kúïta (B.); !kŭ́ïtǝn, !kŭïtă (Ll.)
N|huki : !huri-ǝ, !ʔuri-jǝ
#Khomani : ŋ!ʔurija, !ʔurija (Mg.)
//Kxau : !ui
Notes : The N|huki/#Khomani forms should rather be treated as Nama borrowings (Proto-Khoekhoe *!ʔuri 'white'); however, the |Xam and //Kxau forms are probably original.
References : Bleek 450, 493; Maingard 243; Meinhof 1929: 188; NFn.
xamet-meaning,xamet-prnum,xamet-txam,xamet-tnu,xamet-khom,xamet-kxau,xamet-notes,xamet-refer,

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