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North Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Ju: *ai
Tonal pattern: HH
Meaning: my/our mother
Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology
Juǀʼhoan : áíá ~ áíé (n1 - sĩ)
Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): eiya "Mother"
!Kung (Lloyd) : ái
!Kung (Doke): ʔai
!Kung (Vedder): ái
References : Bleek 6; Dickens 116; Snyman 49.
RefLex number: 7
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Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

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Number : 821
Proto-Bushman : *[H]ai
Meaning : mother
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Proto-Ju : *ai
Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju
Proto-!Wi : *[x]ai
Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi
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South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

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Proto-!Wi : *[x]ai
Meaning : mother; fem. suffix
Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology
|Xam : -xai (Ll.)
#Khomani : -xai (Mg.)
|Auni : ai, kai, khaia "mother"
|Haasi : ʔi "mother"
|Nusan : ||ga-xai "sister"
References : Bleek 6, 68, 77, 88, 255; Maingard 239.
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Macro-Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoisan : *[H]aj-
Meaning : mother
Proto-Bushman : *[H]ai
Proto-Khoe : *ɣáí
Sandawe : *ij-
Hadza : *aja-
Notes : A universal stem, not indicative per se of Macro-Khoisan.
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Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-Khoe : *ɣáí
Meaning : mother
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Khoekhoe : *ai
West Khoe : *ɣáí
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Khoekhoe etymology :

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Proto-Khoekhoe : *ai
Meaning : mother
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
Nama : ai-s "my mother"; eis (R.)
!Ora : ʔȧitjȯ_-s; ajōs (Wu.)
References : Haacke 1; Meinhof 79; Rust 60; Wuras 35.
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West Central Khoisan etymology :

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Proto-West Khoe : *ɣáí
Meaning : mother
Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology
Naro : áí; eiša, eiše (B.); áí (Ba.); ai (Pa.)
|Gwi : gyéi (Ta.)
//Gana : gyéi (Ta.)
Tsaukwe : ai
References : Barnard 79; Bleek 6, 38; Tanaka 63; Visser 1.
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Sandawe etymology :

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Proto-Sandawe : *ij-
Meaning : mother
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Sandawe : 'iyo (D.); iyoo (K.); io (Kim.); ʔiyo (TBW)
References : Dempwolff 46; Kagaya 19; Kimmenade 43; TBW 305.
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Hadza etymology :

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Proto-Hadza : *aja-
Meaning : mother, grandmother
Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology
Hadza : aija, aijako (B.); ʔaya (E.); aayà (Tc.)
References : Bleek 7; Elderkin; Tucker.
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