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Khoekhoe etymology :

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Proto-Khoekhoe : *!ʔã
Meaning : to know; head
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
Nama : hō-!â "to feel, perceive; come to know, learn, bec. aware of"
!Ora : !ʔã "to hear"; !ʔã-b "head"; bi-ām "head" (Wu.)
References : Haacke 15; Meinhof 106; Wuras 27.
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Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoe : *!ʔã́
Meaning : to know
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Khoekhoe : *!ʔã
West Khoe : *!ʔã́
East Khoe : *ã́
References : Vossen 507-8.
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West Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-West Khoe : *!ʔã́
Meaning : to know
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
//Ani : ʔã̌
Kxoe (Hukwe) : ã; ʔã́ (Kö.)
Buga : ʔã́
|Ganda : ʔã́
Naro : !ʔã́ (V.)
|Gwi : !ʔã́; !anā-ha (Ta.)
//Gana : ʔã̂; anā-ha (Ta.)
#Haba : kʔã̂
References : Barnard 144; KH; Tanaka 54; Vossen 507-8.
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East Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-East Khoe : *ã́
Meaning : to know
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
|Xaise : ʔã́
Deti : ʔã̌
Cara : ʔã́
Tsixa : ʔã̌
Danisi : ʔã̌
Kua : ʔã́
Tsua : ʔã́
Hietshware : an
References : Dornan 89; Vossen 507-8.
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Macro-Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoisan : *kVʔV[ŋ]
Meaning : to know
Proto-Bushman : *!hã
Proto-Khoe : *!ʔã́
Sandawe : *kheʔe
Hadza : *kaʔa
Notes : A good example of how Khoe clicks can develop out of bisyllabic sequences preserved in Sandawe: *kheʔe > *kʔe- > *!ʔa-.
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 106
Proto-Bushman : *!hã
Meaning : to know
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Proto-Ju : *!hã
Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju
Notes : An isolated NK root (with good CK parallels).
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North Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Ju: *ǀǀaʔi
Tonal pattern: LH [j]
Meaning: day
Juǀʼhoan : ǀǀàʔí (n5) // ǀǀàʔí-kà ~ ǀǀàʔí-kè "today"
ǀǀAuǀǀen : ɡǀǀai-ke ~ ǀǀai-ke "day, today"
!O!Kung (Bleek) : ǀǀai-ya "today"
References : Bleek 525, 552; Dickens 330.
RefLex number: 2614
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Sandawe etymology :

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Proto-Sandawe : *kheʔe
Meaning : to hear, listen
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Sandawe : kė'ė (D.); khéʔé (E.); kheʔe (K.); kee (Kim.)
References : Dempwolff 46; Elderkin 1983: 507; Kagaya 6; Kimmenade 41.
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Hadza etymology :

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Proto-Hadza : *kaʔa
Meaning : to notice
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Hadza : kaʔasa (E.)
References : Ehret 1986: 114.
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