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Macro-Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoisan : *|U[m]
Meaning : to suck
Proto-Bushman : *ɳ|1o̰ʔm
Proto-Khoe : *|Úḿ
Sandawe : *|ʔu
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 335
Proto-Bushman : *ɳǀ1o̰ʔm
Meaning : to suck, hold in the mouth
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Proto-Ju : *ɳ!oʔm
Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju
Proto-Taa : *ʔǀnô̰m
Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa
Proto-!Wi : *ɳ!o̰a (?)
Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi
Notes : !Wi and !Xóõ comparanda do not have identical click influxes, so the comparison is dubious (probably either NK and !Wi or NK and Taa belong together, but not all three).
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North Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Ju: *ɡ!uʔubu
Tonal pattern: LH [j]
Meaning: to swell, be bloated
Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology
Juǀʼhoan : ɡ!ùʔúbú
!Kung (Weich): ɡ!uʔubu ǯee "sprout"
References : Dickens 214; Weich 56.
RefLex number: 531
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South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-Taa : *ʔ|nô̰m
Meaning : to hold pips in the mouth
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
!Xoong : ʔ|nô̰m -sâ ʔ|no̰BV [H]
References : Traill 71.
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South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-!Wi : *ɳ!o̰a
Meaning : full (of mouth)
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
N|huki : ɳ!o̰a
References : NFn.
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Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoe : *|Úḿ
Meaning : to suck
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Khoekhoe : *|om
West Khoe : *|Úḿ
East Khoe : *|úḿ
References : Vossen 482.
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Khoekhoe etymology :

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Proto-Khoekhoe : *|om
Meaning : to suck
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
Nama : |gom
!Ora : |ȯṁ; |kum (Wu.)
References : Haacke 60; Meinhof 99; Rust 115; Wuras 50.
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West Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-West Khoe : *|Úḿ
Meaning : to suck
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
//Ani : |óḿ
Kxoe (Hukwe) : |óḿ (Kö.)
Buga : |úḿ
|Ganda : |óḿ
Naro : |úḿ (V.); |kúm (Ba.)
|Gwi : |óáḿ; tsom (Ta.)
//Gana : |óm̀; tsom (Ta.)
Notes : Vocalism not quite clear.
References : Barnard 156; Tanaka 93; Vossen 482.
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East Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-East Khoe : *|úḿ
Meaning : to suck
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
|Xaise : |úḿ
Deti : |úḿ
Cara : |úḿ
Tsixa : |úḿ
Danisi : |úḿ
References : Vossen 482.
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Sandawe etymology :

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Proto-Sandawe : *|ʔu
Meaning : to suck
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Sandawe : |'uku (D.); |ʔu|ʔu-mse (K.); |'ukum'se (Kim.)
References : Dempwolff 40; Kagaya 74; Kimmenade 64.
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Macro-Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoisan : *|U[m]
Meaning : to suck
Proto-Bushman : *ɳ|1o̰ʔm
Proto-Khoe : *|Úḿ
Sandawe : *|ʔu
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