Proto-!Wi : *ǂʔe
Meaning : people
|Xam : !ke_́, !kē_, !(k)e_, !kei, !ē_, !ē, !e_ (B.), !kĕ́, !kʔĕ́ (Ll.)
//Ng : ǂʔē, !ʔe, !ʔegǝn, !kʔe, !ge "Bushmen"
N|huki : ||ŋ-ǂee "group of people"
//Ku//e : ||kũ-||e "Bushmen"
Seroa : ǂei
//Xegwi (Batwa) : ƛʔe, ƛʔeu "person" (LH); |on-tli "people"
|Auni : ǂʔe "person, people"; ǂi "person", pl. ǂi-te
|Haasi : ǂɛ "person", ǂɛɛ "people"
Notes : Somewhat irregular forms: ||Ng ǂʔē and ||Ku||e -||e; in both languages only *!- would be expected. ||Ng ǂʔē is probably a rare dialectal form; in ||Ku||e we might suggest a later assimilation (*||ũ-ǂʔe > ||ũ-||ʔe). |Auni ǂʔe and ǂi are probably variants. For the n||n- and ||kũ- components in N|huki and ||Ku||e, see *||na- "house".
